| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Medal record | |
Lukas Märtens (born 27 December 2001) 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, and in 2024 where he won a gold medal in the 400 metre freestyle event and came 5th in the 200 metre freestyle event.
References
- ^ "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)
| Olympic champions in men's 400 m freestyle | |
|---|---|
| 440 yards | |
| 400 metres |
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Magdeburg
- German male freestyle swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Germany
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Germany
- Olympic gold medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- German swimming biography stubs