Biography
Tom LIEBSCHER-LUCZ
Tom LIEBSCHER-LUCZ
DEUTSCHER KANU VERBAND E. V. DEUTSCHER KANU VERBAND E. V.
Male
03/08/1993
189
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Athlete entered in:
other members of the team: Max RENDSCHMIDT
other members of the team: barco Max RENDSCHMIDT
Max LEMKE
Jacob SCHOPF
HOBBIES:   Building models, surfing, skiing. (tomliebscher.de, 23 Feb 2016)
BIOGRAPHY:   Liebscher-Lucz won two Olympic titles in the K4 at Rio 2016 (1000) and Tokyo 2020 (500). At Paris 2024, he defended his K4 500 gold. He also has 11 world medals, including seven gold. The army athlete studied Transport and Logistics at Technical University of Dresden. His wife Dora Lucz represented Hungary at Tokyo 2020 in the Canoe Sprint and is a three-time gold medallist at the European Championships.
WEBSITE:   http://tomliebscher.de
FACEBOOK:   https://www.facebook.com/T.Liebscher/
TWITTER:   https://twitter.com/toliebscher
INSTAGRAM:   https://www.instagram.com/tom.liebscher/
PLACE OF RESIDENCE:   Dresden
OCCUPATION:   Army, Athlete, Student
LANGUAGES:   English, German
HIGHER EDUCATION:   Transport and Logistics - Technical University of Dresden
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:   He began paddling in 2003
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:  
His sister was active in the sport and her trainer kept asking him to try the sport as well. When he started, he loved it right away.

AWARDS AND HONORS:   In 2016 he received the Sports Award of Dresden, Germany. (dresden.de, 12 Mar 2016)He was named the 2015 Sportsman of the Year in Dresden, Germany. (dnn.de, 13 Mar 2016)He was named the 2012 Talent of the Year in Dresden, Germany. (tomliebscher.de, 31 Mar 2012)
CLUB:   Kanu Club Dresden
NAME OF COACH:   Jens Kuhn [club], GER; Arndt Hanisch [national], GER; Reiner Kiessler [national]
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:   2011
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:   Winning gold in the K1 500m at the 2013 World Championships in Duisburg, Germany
BEST RESULTS:   Olympics: Gold - 3; World CHampionships: Gold - 7, Silver - 5.
2026 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CUP BRANDENBURG
Results
 
 
Start Time Event Participants Rank Results Available Information
May 14
10:36
 
Men's 500m K4 SENIOR
Heats 3
GER GER
2
01:23.184
May 14
15:02
 
Men's 500m K4 SENIOR
Semifinal 3
GER GER
1
01:24.398
May 15
14:11
 
Men's 500m K4 SENIOR
Final A
GER GER
1
01:20.429
May 15
19:01
 
Men's 500m K2 SENIOR
Heats 5
GER GER
2
01:30.751
May 16
11:01
 
Men's 500m K2 SENIOR
Semifinal 2
GER GER
1
01:32.418
May 17
10:55
 
Men's 500m K2 SENIOR
Final A
GER GER
2
01:36.187



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