Jelle Geens (born 26 March 1993) is a Belgian

triathlete A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between ...

. Geens placed 38th at the

2016 Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

. Two years later he won a bronze medal in the mixed team relay event at the

2018 European Triathlon Championships The 2018 European Triathlon Championships were held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, from 9 to 11 August 2018. The championships were part of the first European Championships with six other sports events taking place in Glasgow and Berlin. Events ...

. He studied industrial engineering at

Groep T Group T (Groep T) is a college (formerly '' hogeschool'' (college)) in Leuven, Belgium. The school was formed by a fusion of an existing school for technical (industrial) engineers and the ''Provinciale Normaalschool''. Nowadays the school offers ...

Leuven Leuven (, ) or Louvain (, , ; german: link=no, Löwen ) is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. Th ...

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* * 1993 births Living people Belgian male triathletes Olympic triathletes for Belgium Triathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics Triathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics People from Heusden-Zolder Sportspeople from Limburg (Belgium) {{Belgium-triathlon-bio-stub