Elena Apel

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Elena Apel
2019 ICF Canoe slalom World Championships 180 - Elena Apel.jpg
Apel at the 2019 World Championships.
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 23)[1]
Weimar, Germany
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportCanoe slalom
RankNo. 11 (C1)
No. 23 (K1)
Event(s)C1, K1
ClubKanu Schwaben Augsburg[2]
Coached bySören Kaufmann[3]
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Bratislava C1
Silver medal – second place 2021 Bratislava K1
Silver medal – second place 2021 Bratislava Extreme slalom
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pau K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pau C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Prague C1
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Ivrea C1
U23 World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tacen C1
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tacen K1 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Kraków C1
Gold medal – first place 2020 Kraków K1
Silver medal – second place 2020 Kraków C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Kraków K1 team
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Foz do Iguaçu K1
Silver medal – second place 2015 Foz do Iguaçu K1 team
Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Skopje C1 team

Elena Apel (born 14 September 1998) is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2014.[4] She is from Weimar, Germany but resides in Augsburg, home of the Augsburg Eiskanal.[3]

She won three medals at the 2021 World Championships in Bratislava with a gold (C1 event) and two silvers (K1 event and Extreme slalom).

Apel has won four medals at the European Championships including two silver medals in the C1 team and K1 team events at the 2019 European Championships in Pau, France and two bronze medals in the C1 event at the 2018 and 2021 events. She also achieved success in her junior career, winning a silver medal in the K1 event 2015 Junior World Championships in Foz do Iguaçu.

Her sister 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[]

Season Date Venue Position Event
2021 19 June 2021 Markkleeberg 3rd K1
12 September 2021 Pau 3rd C1

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" (in German). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Elena APEL". Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Elena Apel" (in German). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Elena APEL (GER)". Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Emily APEL (GER)". Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Thomas Apel". Retrieved 24 June 2021.

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