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Marten Van Riel

Marten Van Riel
Personal information
Born (1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 (age 31)
Loenhout, Antwerp, Belgium
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportTriathlon
Medal record
Men's triathlon
Representing  Belgium
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Glasgow Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Glasgow Mixed team relay
Military World Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Wuhan Individual
Super League Triathlon
Gold medal – first place London 2021 SLT Arena Games
Gold medal – first place Rotterdam 2021 SLT Arena Games

Marten Van Riel (born 15 December 1992)[1] is a Belgian triathlete.

Biography

Van Riel was born in Loenhout, Antwerp. He competed in the men's event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] He ended sixth. In 2018, he won bronze medals at the 2018 European Triathlon Championships in the men's individual and mixed team relay events. He competed in Triathlon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and finished 4th and at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and finished 22nd.

In 2019, he won the silver medal in the men's triathlon at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China.[3]

Van Riel also competes in Super League Triathlon.[4] He won both of the Super League Triathlon Arena Games races in 2021.[5]

In March 2022, Marten Van Riel won the Ironman 70.3 in Dubaï.[6] He complete the race in 3h27'40.[7]

In 2024, Marten Van Riel became the first T100 World Champion. He finished second once and first three times during the season, including the Grand Final in Dubai.

References

  1. ^ "Official website Marten Van Riel". Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Marten Van Riel". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Marten Van Riel » Super League Triathlon". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Marten Van Riel Defends Crown To Secure SLT Arena Games Double". Super League Triathlon. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Results - IRONMAN 70.3 Dubai". Ironman. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Marten Van Riel - How is he training?". ProsWorkout. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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