Marten Van Riel
Marten Van Riel (born December 15, 1992 in Wuustwezel ) is a Belgian triathlete , member of the national team and Olympian (2016).
Career
Marten Van Riel is trained by Joel Filliol .
He qualified for a place in the 2016 Summer Olympics and started for Belgium on August 18 in Rio de Janeiro, where he finished sixth.
In November 2017, the then 24-year-old scored his first victory in a World Cup race in Japan. In August he was third in the European championship on the short distance in Glasgow and the day after also third in the Belgian relay.
The World Cup racing series in 2019 ended Van Riel as the best Belgian athlete on the fifth. Marten Van Riel lives in Loenhout (Antwerp).
Awards
- In December 2016 he and Alexandra Tondeur were voted “Triathlete of the Year” in Belgium.
Sporting successes
Triathlon
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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31 Aug 2019 | 9 | ITU World Championship Series 2019 |
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01:52:53 | |
20th July 2019 | 3 | ITU World Championship Series 2019 |
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00:55:02 | |
11 Aug 2018 | 3 | ETU Triathlon European Championship Mixed Relay |
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01:15:29 | as the last starter in the four-man season |
10 Aug 2018 | 3 | ETU Triathlon European Championships |
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01:47:40 | |
Nov 4, 2017 | 1 | ITU Triathlon World Cup |
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01:42:36 | |
Oct 28, 2017 | 3 | ITU Triathlon World Cup |
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00:52:09 | |
18 Aug 2016 | 6th | 2016 Summer Olympics |
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01:46:03 | |
Oct 10, 2015 | 2 | CISM Military World Games Triathlon |
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Second in the World Military Games | |
June 28, 2014 | 10 | ETU Triathlon European Championship U23 |
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01:52:47 | U23 European Triathlon Championship |
June 15, 2013 | 24 | ETU Triathlon European Championships |
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01:46:54 | Triathlon European Championship Elite - on the Olympic short distance |
June 24, 2011 | 17th | ETU Triathlon European Championship Junior Men |
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01:00:28 | European Triathlon Championships Juniors |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Official homepage Marten Van Riel
- Profile and results of Marten Van Riel in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on March 22, 2020 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alexandra Tondeur et Marten Van Riel plébiscités "triathlètes belges de l'année" (December 4, 2016)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Van Riel, Marten |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian triathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1992 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wuustwezel |