Jelle Geens

Jelle Geens (born 26 March 1993) is a Belgian triathlete. Geens placed 38th at the 2016 Olympics.^[1] Two years later he won a bronze medal in the mixed team relay event at the 2018 European Triathlon Championships. He studied industrial engineering at Groep T in Leuven.^[2]

Jelle Geens

Geens at Munich 2022
Personal information
Born	(1993-03-26) 26 March 1993 (age 32) Zolder, Limburg, Belgium
Education	Groep T, Leuven
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country	Belgium
Sport	Triathlon
Club	Leie Triathlon Team Deinze
Coached by	Stijn Goris Nick Baleus[2]
Medal record Men's triathlon Representing  Belgium ITU World Triathlon Series 2019 Montreal Individual 2019 Hamburg Individual ITU Triathlon World Cup 2018 Antwerp Individual 2018 Sarasota-Bradenton Individual 2019 Miyazaki Individual European Championships 2018 Glasgow Mixed team relay 2019 Weert Individual Ironman 70.3 World Championship 2024 Taupō Individual

In 2024, Geens won the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Taupō, passing Olympic silver medallist Hayden Wilde with three kilometres to go.