Thomas Lurz

Thomas Lurz
Personal information
Full nameThomas Lurz
NationalityGerman
Born (1979-11-28) 28 November 1979
Würzburg, West Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesOpen water, freestyle
ClubSV Würzburg 05
Medal record
Men's Open water
Representing  Germany
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
World Championships 12 4 4
European Championships 5 2 4
Universiade 0 1 0
Total 17 8 9
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
Gold medal – first place 2011 Eilat 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 former competitive swimmer who specialised in long-distance freestyle swimming, especially open water swimming. Lurz represented the SV Würzburg 05 sports club and resides in Gerbrunn.

Lurz won 2 olympic medals in the 10 km open water, 7 gold medals at the World Aquatics Championships and 5 gold medals at the World Open Water Championships.

Biography

He competed for Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 1500 m freestyle, where he finished 22nd and missed the final. He 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, 2006 and 2009. From to 2005 to 2011, he won gold in the 5 km event seven times in a row. In May 2015, Lurz retired from competitive swimming at the age of 35.[3]

Lurz won ten German titles for 800 m, 1500 m, 5000 m and 10,000 m (open-water) freestyle Lurz was the winner of the European Open Water Competition 2005

Honours

Swimming World Magazine Open Water Swimmer of the Year: 2005[a], 2006, 2009, 2011[b] & 2013

a Joint winner with Chip Peterson
b Joint winner with Spyridon Gianniotis

See also

References

  1. ^ "Thomas Lurz Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. ^ "London 2012 - Swimming - Men's 10 km Marathon". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  3. ^ Anne Lepesant (1 May 2015). "German Open Water Superstar Thomas Lurz Announces Retirement". SwimSwam. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
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