Tom Liebscher

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Tom Liebscher
Liebscher in 2016
Personal information
Full nameTom Liebscher-Lucz
Born (1993-08-03) 3 August 1993
Dresden, Germany
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
Spouse
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(m. 2022)​
[1]
Sport
Country Germany
SportSprint kayak
Event(s)K-1 200 m, K-1 500 m,
K-1 1000 m, K-2 200 m,
K-4 500 m, K-4 1000 m
ClubKanu Club Dresden
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroK-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisK-4 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 DuisburgK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place2017 RačiceK-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2017 RačiceK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2018 Montemor-o-VelhoK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2019 SzegedK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place2019 SzegedK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2023 DuisburgK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2014 MoscowK-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place2015 MilanK-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place2018 Montemor-o-VelhoK-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place2022 DartmouthK-4 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 BrandenburgK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place2014 BrandenburgK-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place2015 RačiceK-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place2016 MoscowK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place2021 PoznańK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2022 MunichK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2022 MunichK-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2015 RačiceK-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place2018 BelgradeK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2026 Montemor-o-VelhoK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2013 Montemor-o-VelhoK-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2016 MoscowK-2 200 m
European Games
Silver medal – second place2015 BakuK-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place2019 MinskK-4 500 m

Tom Liebscher-Lucz (born 3 August 1993) is a German Olympic canoeist. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in men's K-4 1000 m event with Max Rendschmidt, Max Hoff and Marcus Gross.[2] He also earned gold medals with the German teams in the men's K-4 500 m events at the 2020 Summer Olympics[3] and 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]

Liebscher won gold in the men's K-1 500 m event at the 2013 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and 2019 World Championships and in the men's K-1 1000 m event at the 2017 World Championships.

He married Hungarian canoeist Dora Lucz in 2022.[1]

Major results

Olympics

YearK-2 200K-2 500K-4 500K-4 1000
20165—N/a—N/a1st place, gold medalist(s)
2020—N/a1st place, gold medalist(s)—N/a
2024—N/a51st place, gold medalist(s)—N/a

World championships

YearK-1 200K-1 500K-1 1000K-2 200K-4 500K-1 4x200
2011—N/a4
20132 FB1st place, gold medalist(s)—N/a8
20142nd place, silver medalist(s)—N/a5
20152nd place, silver medalist(s)6—N/a—N/a
20171st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)—N/a
20182nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)—N/a
20191st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)—N/a
2022—N/a2nd place, silver medalist(s)—N/a
2023—N/a1st place, gold medalist(s)—N/a
20255—N/a—N/a

References

  1. Hiller, Alexander (6 May 2022). "Dresdner Olympiasieger Liebscher feiert Hochzeit" [Dresden Olympic champion Liebscher celebrates wedding]. saechsische.de (in German). Retrieved 14 October 2025. Was tun im nacholympischen Jahr? Der Dresdner Weltklasse-Kanute und zweimalige Olympiasieger Tom Liebscher heiratet die ungarische Kanutin Dora Lucz – und leistet sich einen sportlichen Fauxpas [After four years of long-distance relationship, Hungarian canoeists Dora Lucz and Tom Liebscher have married]
  2. "LIEBSCHER Tom". Rio 2016 Olympics. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. "LIEBSCHER Tom". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  4. "LIEBSCHER-LUCZ Tom". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2025. (alternate link)

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