Els Rens

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Els Rens
Els Rens Rio2016.jpg
Rens at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born (1983-02-19) 19 February 1983 (age 42)
Houtvenne, Antwerp, Belgium
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in) [1]
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Sport Track and field
Event Marathon
ClubAC Lyra [2]
Coached byGille Coeckelbergs
Jan Blockx [2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best2:38:16 (2015) [3]

Els Rens (born 19 February 1983) is a Belgian long-distance runner. [4] She finished 84th in the marathon at the 2016 Olympics [1] [5] Rens was the women's winner at the 2015 Eindhoven Marathon. [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Els Rens". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Els Rens". nbcolympics.com.[ dead link ]
  3. "Els RENS". World Athletics.
  4. "Lyra-atlete els rens naar olympische spelen" [Lyra athlete Els Rens to the Olympic Games]. Lier Belicht (in Dutch). 29 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Els Rens". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020.
  6. "Minimum olympique et titre national pour Els Rens" [Olympic minimum and national title for Les Reins]. RTBF (in French). 11 October 2015.
  7. "Els Rens wint marathon van Eindhoven" [Els Rens wins Eindhoven Marathon]. RTV (in Dutch). 12 October 2015.