Lisa Mensink

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Lisa Mensink (born in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Dutch triathlete. [1]

Mensink has a dual nationality and performed the first years of her career for the Canadian national team in national and international competitions. As of 2007 she competes for the Netherlands. [2] In her mission to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing she achieved a 9th position in a Triathlon World Cup meeting in South Korea to win her Olympic nomination. [3] She needed another top-10 classification before the deadline to change the nomination into a ticket to China. [3] She came close in New Zealand (11th) and Japan (12th), but came just too short. [4] Her last chance was at the meeting in Hamburg, Germany on July 8, 2008. She managed to finish in 9th position and took the ticket to the Olympics. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Athlete biography: Lisa Mensink, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 13, 2008
  2. ↑ Lisa Mensink, triathlete, Mensink's own blog, ret: Aug 13, 2008
  3. 1 2 Lisa Mensink kwalificeert zich voor Spelen, wordpress.com, ret: Aug 13, 2008
  4. 1 2 Lisa Mensink, theagenda.nl, ret: Aug 13, 2008


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