Ricarda Lisk

Ricarda Lisk at the European Cup triathlon in Quarteira, 2011.

Ricarda Lisk (born 1 February 1981 in Schorndorf, Baden-Württemberg), is a German professional triathlete, National Elite Champion of the year 2010, and a permanent member of the German Kader, i.e. the National Team.

National Junior Champion of the year 1999 and National U23 Champion of the year 2004, Lisk placed 15th at the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008), just a few seconds behind the 2004 gold medalist Kate Allen, thus proving to be the best female triathlete in the German team.

Biography In Germany, Ricarda Lisk has represented the club VfL Waiblingen since 1992. She is part of the Olympic Project 2012 at the high performance centre in Saarbrücken. Up to 2005, Ricarda Lisk was also part of the military elite team (Bundeswehr-Sportfördergruppe) based in Saarbrücken and as a sergeant, Stabsunteroffizier, she won silver (women individual senior ranking) at two World Military Triathlon Championships (Belfort: 4–8 June 2004, Ventura: 22–26 June 2005).

Ricarda Lisk holds a degree in sports management (2004). At present she studies business administration at the Fernuniversität Hagen.

Lisk lives in Waiblingen, Saarbrücken, Pontevedra and, in winter, in Stellenbosch. The Spanish triathlete Javier Gomez and Ricarda Lisk are a couple and, representing the Galician club Cidade de Lugo Fluvial, both attend triathlons in Spain as well. E.g. they won the Triatlón de Aguilas on 30 May 2010.

French Club Championship Series Since 2006, Ricarda Lisk has represented Tri Club Châteauroux 36 in the prestigious French Club Championship Series Grand Prix de Triathlon. This club relies exclusively on its foreign guest stars. In 2010, Lisk placed 14th, 5th and 6th at Dunkirk (23 May 2010), Beauvais (13 June 2010) and Tourangeaux (29 August 2010). Thus she was always among the three .

ITU Competitions In the twelve years from 1999 to 2010, Ricarda Lisk took part in 67 ITU competitions and achieved 24 top ten positions, among which four gold medals. The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page.

Date Competition Place Rank 1999-07-03 European Championships (Junior) Funchal 20 2000-07-08 European Championships (Junior) Stein 9 2001-06-23 European Championships (Junior) Carlsbad 3 2001-07-22 World Championships (Junior) Edmonton 4 2002-06-02 European Cup Zundert 32 2002-07-06 European Championships Győr 21 2002-07-28 World Cup Tiszaújváros 21 2002-09-07 World Cup Hamburg 9 2002-09-21 World Cup Nice 26 2002-11-09 World Championships (U23) Cancun 6 2003-04-26 World Cup St Anthonys 24 2003-06-21 European Championships Carlsbad DNF 2003-08-03 World Cup Tiszaújváros 31 2003-09-06 World Cup Hamburg 27 2003-09-21 World Cup Madrid 35 2003-10-19 World Cup Madeira 14 2003-10-25 World Cup Athens 22 2003-12-06 World Championships (U23) Queenstown 10 2004-05-09 World Championships Madeira 38 2004-07-03 European Cup Holten 1 2004-07-25 World Cup Salford 12 2004-09-26 World Cup Gamagori DNF 2005-06-05 World Cup Madrid 15 2005-07-16 Premium European Cup Holten 10 2005-07-31 World Cup Salford 21 2005-08-06 World Cup Hamburg 23 2005-08-20 European Championships Lausanne 19 2005-10-26 Premium European Cup Alanya 3 2005-11-13 World Cup New Plymouth 24 2006-03-03 World Cup Doha 10 2006-03-10 World Cup Aqaba 4 2006-03-26 World Cup Mooloolaba 14 2006-05-07 World Cup Mazatlan DNS 2006-07-30 BG World Cup Salford 10 2006-08-13 BG World Cup Tiszaújváros 12 2006-09-02 World Championships Lausanne 38 2006-09-09 BG World Cup Hamburg 7 2006-10-28 Premium European Cup Eilat 1 2006-11-05 BG World Cup Cancun 8 2006-11-12 BG World Cup New Plymouth 30 2007-03-03 African Cup Langebaan 1 2007-03-25 BG World Cup Mooloolaba 5 2007-05-06 BG World Cup Lisbon 11 2007-06-03 BG World Cup Madrid DNF 2007-06-29 European Championships Copenhagen 5 2007-07-29 BG World Cup Salford 21 2007-08-30 BG World Championships Hamburg 5 2007-09-15 BG World Cup Beijing 16 2007-10-07 BG World Cup Rhodes 8 2008-02-23 African Cup Bloemfontein 1 2008-04-26 BG World Cup Tongyeong 11 2008-05-04 BG World Cup (Elite) Richards Bay 5 2008-05-25 BG World Cup Madrid 13 2008-07-05 BG World Cup Hamburg 1 2008-08-18 Olympic Games Beijing 15 2009-05-02 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Tongyeong 26 2009-05-31 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Madrid 26 2009-07-11 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Kitzbühel 11 2009-07-25 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Hamburg 18 2009-08-15 Dextro Energy World Championship Series London 7 2009-08-22 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Yokohama 11 2009-09-09 Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final Gold Coast 11 2010-03-27 World Cup Mooloolaba 11 2010-04-11 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Sydney DNF 2010-05-08 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Seoul 33 2010-06-05 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Madrid 24 2010-07-17 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Hamburg 15 2010-07-24 Dextro Energy World Championship Series London DNF 2010-08-15 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Kitzbuhel 24 2010-09-08 Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final Budapest 18 2010-10-10 World Cup Huatulco 17 2010-10-10 European Cup Quarteira 5

BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start

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