Tom LIEBSCHER-LUCZ (GER)
Germany
Age:
30 years
Languages:
English, German
Federation:
DEUTSCHER KANU VERBAND E. V.
Biography
Further Personal Information
BIOGRAPHY
Liebscher-Lucz will compete in the K2 500 and K4 500 at Paris 2024. He is a two-time Olympic champion in the K4 at Rio 2016 (1000) and Tokyo 2020 (500). 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.
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Dresden
OCCUPATION
Army, Athlete, Student
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.
HOBBIES
Building models, surfing, skiing. (tomliebscher.de, 23 Feb 2016)
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
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)
BEST RESULTS
Olympics: Gold - 2; World CHampionships: Gold - 7, Silver - 5.
