Elis Ligtlee (born 28 June 1994) is a Dutch track cyclist. She represented her nation at the 2014 and 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. She won the gold medal in the keirin race at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Following her Olympic victory, Ligtlee was officially inducted to the Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.

Major results

2013

Revolution 1st Sprint – Round 2, Glasgow 2nd Keirin – Round 2, Glasgow

UEC European U23 Track Championships 1st Team Sprint (with Shanne Braspennincx) 1st 500m Time Trial 3rd Sprint

Grand Prix Sprint Apeldoorn 2nd Sprint 3rd Keirin

2014

1st Sprint, Revolution – Round 3, Manchester

1st Sprint, Champions of Sprint

Festival of Speed 1st Sprint 2nd Keirin

Open des Nations sur Piste de Roubaix 1st Keirin 2nd Sprint 2nd Team Sprint (with Shanne Braspennincx)

UEC European U23 Track Championships 1st Keirin 2nd Sprint 2nd Team Sprint (with Yesna Rijkhoff) 3rd 500m Time Trial

UEC European Track Championships 2nd 500m Time Trial 3rd Team Sprint (with Shanne Braspennincx)

2nd Sprint, US Sprint GP

2nd Team Sprint, Cottbuser Nächte (with Shanne Braspennincx)

2nd Sprint, Track-Cycling Challenge Grenchen

Sprintermeeting 2nd Sprint 3rd Keirin

2015

UEC European Track Championships 1st Keirin 1st Sprint 2nd 500m Time Trial 3rd Team Sprint (with Laurine van Riessen)

1st Sprint, US Sprint GP

1st Sprint, Festival of Speed

2nd Sprint, Open des Nations sur Piste de Roubaix

UEC European U23 Track Championships 2nd Sprint 2nd 500m Time Trial 3rd Keirin 3rd Team Sprint (with Kyra Lamberink)

3rd Keirin, Fastest Man on Wheels

2016

1st Keirin, Olympic Games

UEC European U23 Track Championships 1st Keirin 1st Sprint 1st Team Sprint (with Kyra Lamberink) 1st 500m Time Trial

1st Keirin, Oberhausen

1st Sprint, Öschelbronn

1st Sprint, Dudenhofen

3rd Sprint, UCI World Track Cycling Championships

2017

2nd Sprint, Belgian International Track Meeting

3rd Sprint, Internationaal Baan Sprint Keirin Toernooi

3rd Keirin, Troféu Internacional de Anadia

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