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Thomas Lurz
Personal information
Full nameThomas Lurz
NationalityGermany
Born (1979-11-28) 28 November 1979 (age 44)
Würzburg, Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesOpen water, freestyle
ClubSV Würzburg 05
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 10 km
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 10 km
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Montreal 5 km
Gold medal – first place 2007 Melbourne 5 km
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome 5 km
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome 10 km
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shanghai 5 km
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelona 25 km
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelona 5 km team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montreal 10 km
Silver medal – second place 2007 Melbourne 10 km
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai 10 km
Silver medal – second place 2013 Barcelona 10 km
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shanghai 5 km team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Barcelona 5 km
World Open Water Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Dubai 10 km
Gold medal – first place 2006 Naples 5 km
Gold medal – first place 2006 Naples 10 km
Gold medal – first place 2008 Seville 5 km
Gold medal – first place 2010 Roberval 5 km
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Sharm el-Sheikh 5 km
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Seville 10 km
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Budapest 5 km
Gold medal – first place 2006 Budapest 10 km
Gold medal – first place 2008 Dubrovnik 10 km
Gold medal – first place 2010 Budapest 10 km
Silver medal – second place 2002 Berlin 5 km
Silver medal – second place 2014 Berlin 10 km
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Dubrovnik 5 km
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Dubrovnik 5 km team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Berlin 5 km
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Berlin 5 km team
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2005 Izmir 1500 m freestyle

Thomas Lurz (born 28 November 1979) is a German swimmer who specializes in long-distance freestyle swimming, especially open water swimming. Lurz lives in Gerbrunn and swims for the SV Würzburg 05 sports club.

He competed for Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 1500 m freestyle, where he missed the final, but returned to the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in the 10 km open water race.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished one place higher, claiming the silver medal.[2] He was the world champion in the 10 km open-water swimming event in 2004. In 2005, he won gold in the 5 km event but was beaten into the silver medal position by the United States' Chip Peterson in the 10 km event. He was jointly awarded the inaugural Open Water Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine with Peterson.

Achievements

  • Ten German titles for 800 m, 1500 m, 5000 m and 10,000 m (open-water) freestyle
  • Winner of the European Open Water Competition 2005
  • Silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 2005 Summer Universiade
  • Gold medal in 5 km event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships
  • Gold medals in 5 km and 10 km events at the 2006 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest
  • Gold medal in 5 km event at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships
  • Gold medals in 5 km and 10 km events at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships
  • Gold medal in 10 km event at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest.[3]
  • Gold medal in 5 km event at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
  • Silver medal in 10 km event at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
  • Silver medal in 10 km event at the 2012 Olympics in London
  • Gold medals in 25 km and 5 km team events at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships
  • Silver medal in 10 km event at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships
  • Bronze medal in 5 km event at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships

See also

References

  1. ^ Olympic results
  2. ^ "London 2012 - Swimming - Men's 10 km Marathon". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  3. ^ Europei di nuoto: argento a Clerinella gara dei 10 km
Awards
Preceded by World Open Water Swimmer of the Year
2005 (with United States Chip Peterson), 2006
2009
2011 (with Greece Spyridon Gianniotis) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by FINA Open Water Swimmer of the Year
2011
2013 		Succeeded by
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