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Ricarda Lisk (born 1 February 1981 in
Schorndorf Schorndorf is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located approximately 26 km east of Stuttgart. Its train station is the terminus of the S2 line of the Stuttgart S-Bahn. The town is also sometimes referred to as ' (''The Daimler Town ...
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Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
), is a German professional triathlete, National Elite Champion of the year 2010, and a permanent member of the German ''Kader,'' i.e. the National Team. National Junior Champion of the year 1999 and National U23 Champion of the year 2004, Lisk placed 15th at the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008), just a few seconds behind the 2004 gold medalist Kate Allen, thus proving to be the best female triathlete in the German team.


Biography

In Germany, Ricarda Lisk has represented the club ''VfL Waiblingen'' since 1992. She is part of the ''Olympic Project 2012'' at the high performance centre in Saarbrücken. Up to 2005, Ricarda Lisk was also part of the military elite team ''(Bundeswehr-Sportfördergruppe)'' based in Saarbrücken and as a sergeant, ''Stabsunteroffizier,'' she won silver (women individual senior ranking) at two ''World Military Triathlon Championships'' (Belfort: 4–8 June 2004, Ventura: 22–26 June 2005). Ricarda Lisk holds a degree in sports management (2004). At present she studies business administration at the ''Fernuniversität Hagen.'' Lisk lives in
Waiblingen Waiblingen (; Swabian: ''Woeblinge'') is a town in the southwest of Germany, located in the center of the densely populated Stuttgart region, directly neighboring Stuttgart. It is the capital and largest city of the Rems-Murr district. , Waibli ...
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Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is S ...
, Pontevedra and, in winter, in Stellenbosch. The Spanish triathlete Javier Gomez and Ricarda Lisk are a couple and, representing the Galician club ''Cidade de Lugo Fluvial,'' both attend triathlons in Spain as well. E.g. they won the ''Triatlón de Aguilas'' on 30 May 2010.


French Club Championship Series

Since 2006 Ricarda Lisk has represented ''Tri Club Châteauroux 36'' in the prestigious French Club Championship Series Grand Prix de Triathlon. This club relies exclusively on its foreign guest stars. In 2010, Lisk placed 14th, 5th and 6th at Dunkirk (23 May 2010), Beauvais (13 June 2010) and Tourangeaux (29 August 2010). Thus she was always among the three .


ITU Competitions

In the twelve years from 1999 to 2010, Ricarda Lisk took part in 67 ITU competitions and achieved 24 top ten positions, among which four gold medals. The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ''Athlete's Profile Page.''See http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=MTM1. Retrieved 16 April 2011. BG = the sponsor ''British Gas'' · DNF = ''did not finish'' · DNS = ''did not start''


Gallery

file:Ricarda_Lisk_Quarteira2011_1.jpg, Ricarda Lisk at the European Cup triathlon in Quarteira, 2011. file:Ricarda_Lisk_Quarteira2011_2.jpg, Ricarda Lisk at the European Cup triathlon in Quarteira, 2011. file:Ricarda_Lisk_Quarteira2011_3.jpg, Ricarda Lisk at the European Cup triathlon in Quarteira, 2011. file:Ricarda_Lisk_1.jpg, Ricarda Lisk at the World Championship Series triathlon in Madrid, 2010. file:Ricarda_Lisk_2.jpg, Ricarda Lisk placing 24th at the World Championship Series triathlon in Madrid, 2010. file:Ricarda_Lisk_4.jpg, Ricarda Lisk at the World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbuhel, 2010. file:Ricarda_Lisk_5.jpg, Ricarda Lisk at the World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbuhel, 2010. file:Ricarda_Lisk_6.jpg, Ricarda Lisk at the World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbuhel, 2010.


External links


Ricarda Lisk's Homepage
in German


Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lisk, Ricarda 1981 births Living people People from Schorndorf Sportspeople from Stuttgart (region) German female triathletes Olympic triathletes of Germany Triathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics