Elis Ligtlee

Elis Ligtlee
Ligtlee in 2015
Personal information
Born (1994-06-28) 28 June 1994
Deventer, the Netherlands
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Team information
DisciplineTrack cycling
Rider typeSprinter
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Keirin
World Championships
2015 Yvelines Sprint
2016 London 500m time trial
2018 Apeldoorn 500 m time trial
European Championships
2013 Apeldoorn Keirin
2015 Grenchen Sprint
2015 Grenchen Keirin
2013 Apeldoorn Sprint
2014 Guadeloupe Time Trial
2015 Grenchen Time Trial
2014 Guadeloupe Team Sprint
2015 Grenchen Team Sprint

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.