Rachel Klamer

Klamer's early promise was evident in 2009 when she placed third at the Junior World Championships. In 2008, her breakthrough year, she won both the National Triathlon Championships (Junior) in Aalsmeer and the Duathlon Championships (Junior) in Oss, and placed fourth in the European Junior Cup at Holten. At just 17, she began competing in the elite category, finishing 10th in the British Corus Elite Series. The following year, she added a silver medal at the European Triathlon Championships in Holten (Junior) and a bronze at the Grand Final of the Dextro Energy World Championship Series (Junior). As a junior, she also won gold in Alanya and placed fifth in Eilat, despite a bicycle chain issue.

Klamer has represented the Netherlands at the highest level, competing in the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, with finishes of 36th and 10th respectively. In 2015, she won a silver medal at the inaugural European Games in Baku. She has also been a consistent performer in the Super League Triathlon, finishing second in the Championship series in both 2018 and 2019, and second at the Arena Games in Rotterdam in 2020. Currently residing in Sittard, she is a member of the Dutch national team. Her professional journey has been supported by clubs like Pro Triathlon and the German club Krefelder Kanu Klub, and she has also run for the Dutch club LAAC Twente. Klamer's 18 years of active competition highlight her durability and commitment to the sport. She has 34k followers on Instagram.