Jelle Geens

Jelle Geens
Geens at Munich 2022
Personal information
Born (1993-03-26) 26 March 1993 (age 31)
Zolder, Limburg, Belgium
EducationGroep T, Leuven
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country Belgium
SportTriathlon
ClubLeie Triathlon Team Deinze
Coached byStijn Goris
Nick Baleus
Medal record
Men's triathlon
Representing  Belgium
ITU World Triathlon Series
2019 Montreal Individual
2019 Hamburg Individual
ITU Triathlon World Cup
2018 Antwerp Individual
2018 Sarasota-Bradenton Individual
2019 Miyazaki Individual
European Championships
2018 Glasgow Mixed team relay
2019 Weert Individual
Ironman 70.3 World Championship
2024 Taupō Individual

Jelle Geens (born 26 March 1993) is a Belgian triathlete. Geens placed 38th at the 2016 Olympics. Two years later he won a bronze medal in the mixed team relay event at the 2018 European Triathlon Championships. He studied industrial engineering at Groep T in Leuven.

In 2024, Geens won the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Taupō, passing Olympic silver medallist Hayden Wilde with three kilometres to go.

References

  1. ^ a b "Jelle Geens". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Jelle Geens". NBCOlympics.com. NBCUniversal. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016.


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