Elis Ligtlee
Dutch cyclist (born 1994)
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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]
Born28 June 1994
Deventer, the Netherlands
Deventer, the Netherlands
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
DisciplineTrack cycling
RidertypeSprinter
Ligtlee in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 June 1994 Deventer, the Netherlands |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track cycling |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
Medal record | |
Major results
- 2013
- Revolution
- 1st Sprint – Round 2, Glasgow
- 2nd Keirin – Round 2, Glasgow
- UEC European U23 Track Championships
- 1st
Team Sprint (with Shanne Braspennincx) - 1st 500m Time Trial
- 3rd Sprint
- 1st
- Grand Prix Sprint Apeldoorn
- 2nd Sprint
- 3rd Keirin
- 2014
- 1st Sprint, Revolution – Round 3, Manchester
- 1st Sprint, Champions of Sprint
- Festival of Speed
- 1st Sprint
- 2nd Keirin
- Open des Nations sur Piste de Roubaix
- 1st Keirin
- 2nd Sprint
- 2nd Team Sprint (with Shanne Braspennincx)
- UEC European U23 Track Championships
- 1st Keirin
- 2nd
Sprint - 2nd Team Sprint (with Yesna Rijkhoff)
- 3rd
500m Time Trial
- 1st
- UEC European Track Championships
- 2nd 500m Time Trial
- 3rd Team Sprint (with Shanne Braspennincx)
- 2nd Sprint, US Sprint GP
- 2nd Team Sprint, Cottbuser Nächte (with Shanne Braspennincx)
- 2nd Sprint, Track-Cycling Challenge Grenchen
- Sprintermeeting
- 2nd Sprint
- 3rd Keirin
- 2015
- UEC European Track Championships
- 1st Keirin
- 1st Sprint
- 2nd 500m Time Trial
- 3rd Team Sprint (with Laurine van Riessen)
- 1st
- 1st Sprint, US Sprint GP
- 1st Sprint, Festival of Speed
- 2nd Sprint, Open des Nations sur Piste de Roubaix
- UEC European U23 Track Championships
- 2nd Sprint
- 2nd 500m Time Trial
- 3rd Keirin
- 3rd Team Sprint (with Kyra Lamberink)
- 2nd
- 3rd Keirin, Fastest Man on Wheels
- 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
- 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
- 3rd Keirin, Troféu Internacional de Anadia
