Rachel Klamer
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, Zimbabwe
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) is a professional Dutch triathlete and member of the National team. She placed third at the Junior World Championships in 2009.
Klamer, who presently lives in Sittard
Sittard
Sittard is a city in the Dutch province of Limburg, which is the southernmost province of the Netherlands.On the east Sittard borders on Germany . It has some 48,400 inhabitants . Sittard is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen...
, entered the national and international stage in 2008 when she won both the National Triathlon Championships (Junior) in Aalsmeer and the Duathlon Championships (Junior) in Oss, placed 4th in the European Junior Cup at Holten, and, at the age of 17, also started to compete in the elite category, placing 10th in the British Corus Elite Series.
In 2009 she won the silver medal at the European Triathlon Championships in Holten
Holten
Holten is a small village in the municipality of Rijssen-Holten in the Dutch province of Overijssel, with approximately 10,000 inhabitants. Holten is located in an ample-forested area, just south of the Holterberg. This hill, which is about 65m high, is part of the "Sallandse Heuvelrug" National...
(Junior) and the bronze medal at the Grand Final of the Dextro Energy World Championship Series (Junior). As a junior at the age of 18, she took part in two Premium European Cups and achieved top placements among the world elite triathletes. In Alanya, she won the gold medal, and in Eilat she placed fifth, hampered by technical problems with the bicycle chain.
Preparing for the Olympic Games in 2012, Klamer is supported by the club Pro Triathlon founded in 2008 and seems to concentrate exclusively on international events. In fact, her name does not appear in the National Triathlon Ranking of 2009
but she won the 3000m National Championships and in 2010 she is also sponsored by the triathlon section of the German club Krefelder Kanu Klub which she represents in the German championship series Bundesliga in 2010.
In French media, Klamer was announced to take part in the 2010 circuit of the prestigious French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux
Grand Prix de Triathlon
The Grand Prix de Triathlon , defines itself as the most outstanding triathlon event in France and attracts numerous international elite triathletes hired by French clubs.The Grand Prix may not be confused with the Coupe de France des Clubs, which is not a...
representing the club Brive but she did not compete in any of the five triathlons.
Klamer is also part of the Dutch running club LAAC Twente for which she won, together with her father Marcel and her mother Karin, a local German running competition in 2008, the year of her breakthrough, when she still lived in Denekamp.
ITU Competitions
The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page. Except for the Corus Elite event, all the following races are ITU triathlons. Unless indicated otherwise, the events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.| Date | Competition | Place | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-10 | European Championships (Junior) | Lisbon | 26 |
| 2008-06-28 | European Cup (Junior) | Holten | 4 |
| 2008-09-07 | Corus Elite Series | Glasgow | 10 |
| 2009-07-05 | European Championships (Junior) | Holten | 2 |
| 2009-09-13 | Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final (Junior) | Gold Coast | 3 |
| 2009-10-25 | Premium European Cup (Elite) | Alanya | 1 |
| 2009-11-21 | Premium European Cup | Eilat | 5 |
| 2010-08-15 | European Cup | Geneva | DNF |
| 2010-08-21 | World Championship (Sprint / Elite) | Lausanne | 19 |
| 2010-09-11 | World Championships (U23) | Budapest | 4 |
| 2010-10-10 | World Cup (Elite) | Huatulco | 3 |
| 2010-10-24 | Premium European Cup (Elite) | Alanya | 1 |
| 2011-02-06 | Oceania Cup (Sprint) | Kinloch | 7 |
DNF = did not finish