Evy Leibfarth
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| Born | January 26, 2004 Sylva, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | K12 Private Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | C1, K1, Kayak cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Evy Leibfarth (/ˈɛvi ˈliːbfɑːrθ/ EV-ee LEEB-farth; born January 26, 2004)[1] is an American slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2019.[2][3]
Career
In 2019, at age 15, Leibfarth won the gold medal in the women's K1 event and the silver medal in the women's Kayak cross event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[4][5]
In the same year, Leibfarth also competed at the 2019 World Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships held in Kraków, Poland, winning the gold medal in the junior Kayak cross event and the bronze medal in the junior K1 event.
Leibfarth represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] She is bisexual and was among the LGBT athletes competing at the games.[7][8] Leibfarth started in both women's events and finished 12th in the K1 event and 18th in the C1 event, after being eliminated in the semifinals on both occasions.
Leibfarth won a bronze medal in Kayak cross at the 2021 World Championships in Bratislava.
Leibfarth won a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, the first medal for the United States in the C1 event.
Results
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | June 23, 2019 | Bratislava | 2nd | Kayak cross |
| June 30, 2019 | Tacen | 3rd | C1 | |
| 2020 | October 17, 2020 | Tacen | 3rd | K1 |
| October 18, 2020 | Tacen | 3rd | C1 | |
| 2022 | June 26, 2022 | Tacen | 2nd | C1 |
| 2024 | June 2, 2024 | Augsburg | 3rd | Kayak cross |
| September 20, 2024 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | K1 |
Complete World Cup results
| Year | Class | WC1 | WC2 | WC3 | WC4 | WC5 | Points | Position |
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| 2019 | C1 | Lee Valley  |
Bratislava  7 |
Tacen  3 |
Markkleeberg  26 |
Prague  10 |
171 | 6th |
| K1 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 105 | 23rd | ||
| Kayak cross | 2 | 55 | 12th | |||||
| 2020 | C1 | Tacen 3 |
Pau  16 |
N/A[a] | ||||
| K1 | 3 | 10 | ||||||
| 2021 | C1 | Prague 15 |
Markkleeberg 29 |
La Seu  28 |
Pau 28 |
62 | 30th | |
| K1 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 123 | 15th | ||
| Kayak cross | 5 | 27 | 48 | 17th | ||||
Notes
a No overall rankings were determined by the ICF, with only two races possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
- ^ "LEIBARTH Evy". Paris 2024 Olympics. 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ "Evy Leibfarth". Team USA. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020.
- ^ "Evy LEIBFARTH (USA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ Gillen, Nancy (August 5, 2019). "Peru shine on final day of Lima 2019 surfing as Rosas and Mesinas qualify for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Chávez, Karen (August 5, 2019). "Bryson City teen dominates in slalom kayak at Pan American Games in Lima, Peru". Citizen Times. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ WLOS Staff (June 15, 2021). "Bryson City teen qualifies for Tokyo Olympics". WMYA. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ Outsports (July 12, 2021). "At least 181 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far". Outsports. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ Teen Vogue (March 20, 2024). "Meet Evy Leibfarth, the Queer Kayaker Making Waves at the 2024 Summer Olympics". Teen Vogue.
