Elena Lilik

Elena Lilik (née Apel, born 14 September 1998) is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2014.

She is an Olympic silver medalist and world champion in the C1 event.

Career Lilik won a silver medal in the C1 event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She also finished 4th in the kayak cross at the same games.

She won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (C1: 2021, K1 team: 2022), five silvers (K1: 2021, Kayak cross: 2021, C1 team: 2022, 2025, K1 team: 2025) 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 Lilik is from Weimar, Germany but resides in Augsburg, home of the Augsburg Eiskanal. and her father Thomas Apel is a coach of the German national team.

Results World Cup individual podiums Total C1 2 1 3 6 K1 1 2 2 5 Kayak cross 1 1 0 2 Total 4 4 5 13

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 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 2025 30 August 2025 Tacen 1st C1 5 September 2025 Augsburg 2nd K1

Complete World Cup results