Thomas Lurz

Thomas Lurz
Personal information
Full nameThomas Lurz
NationalityGerman
Born (1979-11-28) 28 November 1979 (age 45)
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 swimmer who specializes in long-distance freestyle swimming, especially open water swimming. Lurz lives in Gerbrunn and swims for the SV Würzburg 05 sports club.

Biography

He competed for Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 1500 m freestyle, where he missed the final, but 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. He was jointly awarded the inaugural Open Water Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine with Chip Peterson, winning following titles in 2006 and 2009 alone and 2011 together with Spyridon Gianniotis.

International medals

He won 20 medals at the World Open Water Swimming Championships.[3]

Championship Edition 5 km 10 km 25 km Team 5 km
Olympic Games China 2008 Beijing 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
United Kingdom 2012 London 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships Egypt 2002 Sharm El Sheikh 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
United Arab Emirates 2004 Dubai 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Canada 2005 Montreal 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Italy 2006 Naples 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Australia 2007 Melboune 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Spain 2008 Sevilla 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Italy 2009 Rome 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Canada 2010 Roberval 1st place, gold medalist(s)
China 2011 Shanghai 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Spain 2013 Barcelona 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships Hungary 2006 Budapest 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Achievements

Lurz in 2009
  • Ten German titles for 800 m, 1500 m, 5000 m and 10,000 m (open-water) freestyle
  • Winner of the European Open Water Competition 2005
  • Silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 2005 Summer Universiade
  • Gold medal in 5 km event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships
  • Gold medals in 5 km and 10 km events at the 2006 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest
  • Gold medal in 5 km event at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships
  • Gold medals in 5 km and 10 km events at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships
  • Gold medal in 10 km event at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest.[4]
  • Gold medal in 5 km event at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
  • Silver medal in 10 km event at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
  • Silver medal in 10 km event at the 2012 Olympics in London
  • Gold medals in 25 km and 5 km team events at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships
  • Silver medal in 10 km event at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships
  • Bronze medal in 5 km event at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships

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. ^ "OPEN WATER MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS" (PDF). fina.org. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Europei di nuoto: argento a Cleri nella gara dei 10 km . - Corriere della Sera". www.corriere.it. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
Awards
Preceded by World Open Water Swimmer of the Year
2005 (with United States Chip Peterson), 2006
2009
2011 (with Greece Spyridon Gianniotis) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by FINA Open Water Swimmer of the Year
2011
2013 		Succeeded by