Tom Liebscher

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 place 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris K-4 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Duisburg K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Račice K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Račice K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Szeged K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Szeged K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Duisburg K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Moscow K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Milan K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Dartmouth K-4 500 m
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk K-4 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Brandenburg K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Brandenburg K-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Račice K-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Moscow K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Poznań K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Račice K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Belgrade K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Moscow K-2 200 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

Year K-2 200 K-2 500 K-4 500 K-4 1000
2016 5 N/a N/a 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2020 N/a 1st place, gold medalist(s) N/a
2024 N/a 5 1st place, gold medalist(s) N/a

World championships

Year K-1 200 K-1 500 K-1 1000 K-2 200 K-4 500 K-1 4x200
2011 N/a 4
2013 2 FB 1st place, gold medalist(s) N/a 8
2014 2nd place, silver medalist(s) N/a 5
2015 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 N/a N/a
2017 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) N/a
2018 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) N/a
2019 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) N/a
2022 N/a 2nd place, silver medalist(s) N/a
2023 N/a 1st place, gold medalist(s) N/a
2025 5 N/a N/a

References

  1. ^ a b 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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