Elena Lilik

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Elena Lilik
Lilik in 2023
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 27)[1]
Weimar, Thuringia, Germany
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportCanoe slalom
Event
C1, K1, Kayak cross
ClubKanu Schwaben Augsburg[2]
Coached bySören Kaufmann[3]
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisC1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 BratislavaC1
Gold medal – first place2022 AugsburgK1 team
Silver medal – second place2021 BratislavaK1
Silver medal – second place2021 BratislavaKayak cross
Silver medal – second place2022 AugsburgC1 team
Silver medal – second place2025 PenrithC1 team
Silver medal – second place2025 PenrithK1 team
Bronze medal – third place2022 AugsburgK1
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 KrakówC1
Bronze medal – third place2023 KrakówC1 team
Bronze medal – third place2023 KrakówK1 team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 PauK1 team
Silver medal – second place2019 PauC1 team
Bronze medal – third place2018 PragueC1
Bronze medal – third place2021 IvreaC1
U23 World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 TacenC1
Bronze medal – third place2021 TacenK1 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 KrakówC1
Gold medal – first place2020 KrakówK1
Silver medal – second place2020 KrakówC1 team
Silver medal – second place2020 KrakówK1 team
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 Foz do IguaçuK1
Silver medal – second place2015 Foz do IguaçuK1 team
Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 SkopjeC1 team

Elena Lilik (née Apel, born 14 September 1998) is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2014.[4]

She is an Olympic silver medalist and world champion in the C1 event.

Career

Lilik won a silver medal in the C1 event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She also finished 4th in the kayak cross at the same games.

She won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (C1: 2021, K1 team: 2022), five silvers (K1: 2021, Kayak cross: 2021, C1 team: 2022, 2025, K1 team: 2025) and one bronze (K1: 2022).

Lilik has won seven medals (1–2–4) at the European Championships including two silver medals in the C1 team and K1 team events at the 2019 European Championships in Pau, France, two bronze medals in the C1 event in 2018 and 2021 and a gold and two bronze medals at the 2023 European Games in Kraków.

She also achieved success in her junior career, winning a silver medal in the K1 event 2015 Junior World Championships in Foz do Iguaçu.

Personal life

Lilik is from Weimar, Germany but resides in Augsburg, home of the Augsburg Eiskanal.[3]

Her younger sister Emily Apel is also a slalom canoeist[5] and her father Thomas Apel is a coach of the German national team.[6]

Results

World Cup individual podiums

1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
C12136
K11225
Kayak cross1102
Total44513
Season Date Venue Position Event
202119 June 2021Markkleeberg3rdK1
12 September 2021Pau3rdC1
202211 June 2022Prague2ndK1
12 June 2022Prague2ndC1
26 June 2022Tacen3rdC1
4 September 2022La Seu d'Urgell2ndKayak cross
20232 June 2023Augsburg1stK1
3 June 2023Augsburg3rdC1
16 June 2023Tacen1stC1
17 June 2023Tacen3rdK1
3 September 2023La Seu d'Urgell1stKayak cross
202530 August 2025Tacen1stC1
5 September 2025Augsburg2ndK1

Complete World Cup results

Year Class WC1 WC2 WC3 WC4 WC5 Points Position
2014 C1 Lee Valley United Kingdom
 		 Tacen Slovenia
 		 Prague Czech Republic
 		 La Seu Spain
 		 Augsburg Germany
12		 42 27th
2017 C1 Prague Czech Republic
18		 Augsburg Germany
42		 MarkkleebergGermany
 		 Ivrea Italy
 		 La Seu Spain
 		 27 45th
2018 C1 Liptovský Mikuláš Slovakia
48		 Kraków Poland
 		 Augsburg Germany
5		 Tacen Slovenia
 		 La Seu Spain
54		 48 35th
K1 39     2 88th
C2Mx   4 45 16th
2019 C1 Lee Valley United Kingdom
21		 Bratislava Slovakia
29		 Tacen Slovenia
 		 MarkkleebergGermany
28		 Prague Czech Republic
 		 38 44th
K1 12 41 14 62 31st
2021 C1 Prague Czech Republic
9		 MarkkleebergGermany
10		 La Seu Spain
24		 Pau France
3		   187 3rd
K1 7 3 6 14 190 4th

References

  1. ↑ "Elena Apel". teamdeutschland.de (in German). Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Elena APEL". canoeicf.com. 21 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Elena Apel". kanu.de (in German). Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Elena APEL (GER) - Categories: K1 C2 C1". canoeslalom.net. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Emily APEL (GER) - Category: K1". canoeslalom.net. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Thomas Apel". sportscene.tv. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.