[1] National Junior Champion of the year 1999 and National U23 Champion of the year 2004, Lisk placed 15th at the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008), just a few seconds behind the 2004 gold medalist Kate Allen, thus proving to be the best female triathlete in the German team.
[3] Up to 2005, Ricarda Lisk was also part of the military elite team (Bundeswehr-Sportfördergruppe) based in Saarbrücken and as a sergeant, Stabsunteroffizier,[4] she won silver (women individual senior ranking) at two World Military Triathlon Championships (Belfort: 4–8 June 2004, Ventura: 22–26 June 2005).
The Spanish triathlete Javier Gomez and Ricarda Lisk are a couple[6] and, representing the Galician club Cidade de Lugo Fluvial, both attend triathlons in Spain as well.
In the twelve years from 1999 to 2010, Ricarda Lisk took part in 67 ITU competitions and achieved 24 top ten positions, among which four gold medals.
The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page.