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Lukas Märtens

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Lukas Märtens
Personal information
Born (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 22)
Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 400 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Fukuoka 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Doha 400 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rome 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rome 800 m freestyle

Lukas Märtens (born 27 December 2001)[1] is a German swimmer. He is the reigning 400m freestyle Olympic champion.

Career

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "'I'm on top now': Maertens takes 400m freestyle gold". Reuters. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
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