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Elis Ligtlee
Ligtlee in 2015
Personal information
Born (1994-06-28) 28 June 1994 (age 30)
Deventer, the Netherlands
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Team information
DisciplineTrack cycling
Rider typeSprinter

Elis Ligtlee (born 28 June 1994) is a Dutch track cyclist. She represented her nation at the 2014 and 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[2] She won the gold medal in the Keirin race at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] Following her Olympic victory, Ligtlee was officially inducted to the Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.[4]

Career results

2013
UEC European U23 Track Championships
1st Team Sprint (with Shanne Braspennincx)
1st 500m Time Trial
3rd Sprint
2015
UEC European U23 Track Championships
2nd Sprint
2nd 500m Time Trial
3rd Keirin
3rd Team Sprint (with Kyra Lamberink)
2016
1st Keirin, Olympic Games
UEC European U23 Track Championships
1st Keirin
1st Sprint
1st Team Sprint (with Kyra Lamberink)
1st 500m Time Trial
1st Keirin, Oberhausen
1st Sprint, Öschelbronn
1st Sprint, Dudenhofen
3rd Sprint, UCI World Track Cycling Championships
2017
2nd Sprint, Belgian International Track Meeting
3rd Sprint, Internationaal Baan Sprint Keirin Toernooi

References

  1. ^ "About me". elisligtlee.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Elis Ligtlee". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Dutch longshot Elis Ligtlee wins women's keirin gold". NBC Olympics. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Van der Breggen and Ligtlee given royal honours - News shorts". cyclingnews.com. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.