Lukas Märtens (born 27 December 2001)[1] is a German swimmer. He is the reigning 400m freestyle Olympic champion.
Personal information | |
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Born | Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany | 27 December 2001
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Medal record |
Career
editMärtens 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
edit- ^ 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
edit- 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)