Rachel Klamer

Rachel Klamer ( born October 8, 1990 in Harare, Zimbabwe), is a Dutch professional triathlete, member of the national team, third in the Junior World Championship in 2009 and reigning Triathlon European Champion ( 2013).

Career

Rachel Klamer did not occur until 2008 for national and international triathlon championships, but sat down at once, as an unknown newcomer, impressively against the competition by as they like from the nothingness won the Dutch duathlon and triathlon championships in Oss or Aalsmeer and proven in the elite class with just 17 ​​years ago, when she started in Glasgow in the Corus Elite Series and tithes.

Klamer 2009 was junior vice - European champion, fourth in the Junior European Cup in Holten, the bronze medal fetched at the Junior World Championships on the Gold Coast ( as part of the Dextro Energy World Championship Series ) and took only 18 years to two premium European Cups in part: in Alanya Klamer won gold as a year later, and also in Eilat they could prove themselves among the world's elite, however, was due to a technical defect in the bicycle chain only fifth.

On national triathlon competitions Klamer seems to have no longer participated in 2009, it does not seem to even in the national ranking, probably because they are prepared with their Elite Club Pro Triathlon at the 2012 Olympics, but they won in the Netherlands Championships the 3,000 -meter event.

For 2010, the triathlon section of the Krefeld canoe clubs Klamer could undertake as an elite triathlete for the Bundesliga 2010.

Klamer is still active as a runner of the LAAC Twente, for which it already in 2008, when she was still living in her big breakthrough in Denekamp, who won with her father Marcel and her mother Karin run a local competition in Germany.

In June 2013, it was Triathlon European Champion on the short distance in Turkey.

Rachel Klamer now lives in Sittard.

Sporting successes

ITU competitions

Unless specifically noted, are triathlons ( Olympic Distance ) and elite ratings. The preparation is based on the ITU rankings and the ITU official Athlete 's Profile Page. The Corus Elite Series has been incorporated because of its value in the following ITU- competitive list.

DNF = did not finish