Lisa Tertsch (born 1 December 1998) is a German triathlete and cross country runner.
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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||
| Born | 1 December 1998[1] | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics, Triathlon | |||||||||||
| Event | Cross country running | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editJunior career
editIn 2015, she won junior European Cup races in Quarteira in Portugal, and Bled, Slovenia, and silver in the mixed relay at the 2015 European Triathlon Championships. In April 2016, she won the European junior duathlon title in Kalkar. She was runner-up to Taylor Knibb at the 2016 Junior World Championships in Cozumel, Mexico. In July of that year she won the German junior national title in Nürnberg. She also won silver in the junior event at the 2016 European Triathlon Championships behind Cassandre Beaugrand.[1]
Cross country
editShe won gold with the U23 women at the 2018 European Cross Country Championships in Tilburg.[2]
Triathlon
editIn August 2019, she won bronze in the women's U23 race at the Triathlon World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland.[3] That year, she took first place at the U23 European Championships and was number one in the European Cup rankings at the end of the season. In February 2020, she was named ETU Athlete of the Year.[4]
She became German champion over the triathlon sprint distance in Berlin in 2021 and again in Dusseldorf in 2023.[5]
She won World Triathlon Championship Series bronze in Hamburg in the summer of 2022.[1] She finished second at the World Triathlon Championship Series Hamburg in July 2024.[6]
She qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[7]
Personal life
editShe is a member of ASC Darmstadt. She studied economics at Harvard University.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c Tassell, Nigel (26 May 2024). "Lisa Tertsch: Background, career highlights, quotes". 220triathlon. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Lisa Tertsch runs to European Championship gold with U23 team". echo-online.de. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Lisa Tertsch storms to bronze at Triathlon World Championships". Echo-online. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Weber, Marvin (17 February 2020). "Lisa Tertsch is voted ETU Athlete of the Year". tri-mag. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Eisenhofer, Thorsten (9 July 2023). "The finals: Lisa Tertsch storms to the German championship". Triathlon Deutschland. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Peerless Cassandre Beaugrand makes it two from two to hit Paris as favourite". Triathlon.org. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Barratt, Liz (9 July 2024). "Which triathletes have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games?". 220 Triathlon. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Raatz, Wilfried. "European Championship gold for the German team with Lisa Tertsch". asc-darmstadt. Retrieved 14 July 2024.