Lukas Märtens
German swimmer (born 2001)
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Born | (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 22) Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lukas Märtens (born 27 December 2001)[1] is a German swimmer. He is the reigning 400m freestyle Olympic champion.
Career
Märtens competed at the Olympics in 2020 in the 200 metre freestlye, 400 metre freestyle, 1500 metre freestyle and 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay events,[1] and in 2024 where he won a gold medal in the 400 metre freestyle event[2] and came 5th in the 200 metre freestyle event.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Swimming MARTENS Lukas". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "'I'm on top now': Maertens takes 400m freestyle gold". Reuters. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Pelshaw, Anya (29 July 2024). "David Popovici Becomes First Romanian Man To Win Gold At An Olympics After 200 Free Win". SwimSwam. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
External links
- Lukas Märtens at World Aquatics
- Lukas Märtens at SwimRankings.net
- Lukas Märtens at Olympics.com
- Lukas Märtens at Olympedia
- Lukas Märtens at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
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Olympic champions in men's 400 m freestyle
- 1908:
Henry Taylor (GBR)
- 1912:
George Hodgson (CAN)
- 1920:
Norman Ross (USA)
- 1924:
Johnny Weissmuller (USA)
- 1928:
Alberto Zorrilla (ARG)
- 1932:
Buster Crabbe (USA)
- 1936:
Jack Medica (USA)
- 1948:
Bill Smith (USA)
- 1952:
Jean Boiteux (FRA)
- 1956:
Murray Rose (AUS)
- 1960:
Murray Rose (AUS)
- 1964:
Don Schollander (USA)
- 1968:
Mike Burton (USA)
- 1972:
Brad Cooper (AUS)
- 1976:
Brian Goodell (USA)
- 1980:
Vladimir Salnikov (URS)
- 1984:
George DiCarlo (USA)
- 1988:
Uwe Dassler (GDR)
- 1992:
Yevgeny Sadovyi (EUN)
- 1996:
Danyon Loader (NZL)
- 2000:
Ian Thorpe (AUS)
- 2004:
Ian Thorpe (AUS)
- 2008:
Park Tae-hwan (KOR)
- 2012:
Sun Yang (CHN)
- 2016:
Mack Horton (AUS)
- 2020:
Ahmed Hafnaoui (TUN)
- 2024:
Lukas Märtens (GER)
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