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

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but resides in

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, home of the

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. She won six medals at the

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with two golds (C1:

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, K1 team:

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), three silvers (K1:

, Extreme:

, C1 team: 2022) and one bronze (K1: 2022). Lilik has won four medals at the

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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

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and

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 Emily Apel is also a slalom canoeist and her father Thomas Apel is a coach of the German national team.

Results

World Cup individual podiums

Complete World Cup results

References

External links

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Elena Lilik
at the 1998 births Living people German female canoeists Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 20th-century German women 21st-century German women {{Germany-canoe-bio-stub