Elena Lilik

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

Elena Lilik

Lilik in 2023
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 26)[1] Weimar, Thuringia, Germany
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event	C1, K1, Kayak cross
Club	Kanu Schwaben Augsburg[2]
Coached by	Sören Kaufmann[3]
Medal record Women's canoe slalom Representing  Germany 2024 Paris C1 World Championships 2021 Bratislava C1 2022 Augsburg K1 team 2021 Bratislava K1 2021 Bratislava Kayak cross 2022 Augsburg C1 team 2022 Augsburg K1 European Games 2023 Kraków C1 2023 Kraków C1 team 2023 Kraków K1 team European Championships 2019 Pau K1 team 2019 Pau C1 team 2018 Prague C1 2021 Ivrea C1 U23 World Championships 2021 Tacen C1 2021 Tacen K1 team U23 European Championships 2020 Kraków C1 2020 Kraków K1 2020 Kraków C1 team 2020 Kraków K1 team Junior World Championships 2015 Foz do Iguaçu K1 2015 Foz do Iguaçu K1 team Junior European Championships 2014 Skopje C1 team

Career

She won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (C1: 2021, K1 team: 2022), three silvers (K1: 2021, Kayak cross: 2021, C1 team: 2022) 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

Her 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

				Total
C1	1	1	3	5
K1	1	1	2	4
Kayak cross	1	1	0	2
Total	3	3	5	11

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
2021	19 June 2021	Markkleeberg	3rd	K1
	12 September 2021	Pau	3rd	C1
2022	11 June 2022	Prague	2nd	K1
	12 June 2022	Prague	2nd	C1
	26 June 2022	Tacen	3rd	C1
	4 September 2022	La Seu d'Urgell	2nd	Kayak cross
2023	2 June 2023	Augsburg	1st	K1
	3 June 2023	Augsburg	3rd	C1
	16 June 2023	Tacen	1st	C1
	17 June 2023	Tacen	3rd	K1
	3 September 2023	La Seu d'Urgell	1st	Kayak cross

Complete World Cup results

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