Marten Van Riel

Marten Van Riel
Personal information
Born	15 December 1992 (age 31); Loenhout, Antwerp, Belgium
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country	Belgium
Sport	Triathlon
Medal record
Men's triathlon
Representing Belgium
European Championships
Military World Games
Super League Triathlon

Marten Van Riel (born 15 December 1992)^[1] is a Belgian triathlete.

Biography

Van Riel was born in Loenhout, Antwerp. He competed in the men's event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[2] He ended sixth. In 2018, he won bronze medals at the 2018 European Triathlon Championships in the men's individual and mixed team relay events. He competed in Triathlon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and finished 4th.

In 2019, he won the silver medal in the men's triathlon at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China.^[3]

Van Riel also competes in Super League Triathlon.^[4] He won both of the Super League Triathlon Arena Games races in 2021.^[5]

In March 2022, Marten Van Riel won the Ironman 70.3 in Dubaï.^[6] He complete the race in 3h27'40.^[7]

^ "Official website Marten Van Riel". Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
^ "Marten Van Riel". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
^ "Marten Van Riel » Super League Triathlon". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ "Marten Van Riel Defends Crown To Secure SLT Arena Games Double". Super League Triathlon. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ "Results - IRONMAN 70.3 Dubai". Ironman. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^ "Marten Van Riel - How is he training?". ProsWorkout. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.