Lukas Märtens Explained

Lukas Märtens
Birth Date:27 December 2001
Birth Place:Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Height:1.92 m
Weight:75 kg
Strokes:Freestyle
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Lukas Märtens (born 27 December 2001)[1] 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[2] and came 5th in the 200 metre freestyle event.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swimming MARTENS Lukas. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 24 July 2021. 30 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210730064007/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1350593-martens-lukas.htm. dead.
  2. Web site: 'I'm on top now': Maertens takes 400m freestyle gold . Reuters . 29 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Pelshaw . Anya . David Popovici Becomes First Romanian Man To Win Gold At An Olympics After 200 Free Win . SwimSwam . 29 July 2024 . 29 July 2024.