Elke van Engelen
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| Born | 27 August 1965 Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paratriathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | PTS4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elke van Engelen (born 27 August 1965) is a German former paratriathlete who competed in international triathlons. She is a three-time German champion, European champion and World bronze medalist. She competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics but did not medal.[1][2][3]
van Engelen retired from competition in January 2025 as she focused on her family and her career as a dentist.[4]
References
- ^ "Elke van Engelen - German Triathlon Union (in German)". German Triathlon Union. 6 March 2025.
- ^ "Elke van Engelen - World Triathlon". World Triathlon. 6 March 2025.
- ^ "Elke van Engelen - Team Deutschland (in German)". Team Deutschland. 6 March 2025.
- ^ "Elke van Engelen ends international career (in German)". German Triathlon Union. 21 January 2025.