Evy Leibfarth
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Born | Sylva, North Carolina, United States | January 26, 2004|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | K12 Private Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 lb (50 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | No. 16 (C1) No. 30 (K1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | C1, K1, Extreme K1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Evy Leibfarth (born January 26, 2004) is an American slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2019.[1][2]
Career[]
In 2019, she won the gold medal in the women's K1 event and the silver medal in the women's extreme K1 event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[3][4]
In the same year, she also competed at the 2019 World Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships held in Kraków, Poland winning the gold medal in the junior extreme K1 event and the bronze medal in the junior K1 event.
She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] She was among the many LGBT athletes competing at the games.[6] She 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.
She won a bronze medal in extreme slalom at the 2021 World Championships in Bratislava.
Results[]
World Cup individual podiums[]
Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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2019 | 23 June 2019 | Bratislava | 2nd | Extreme K1 |
30 June 2019 | Tacen | 3rd | C1 | |
2020 | 17 October 2020 | Tacen | 3rd | K1 |
18 October 2020 | Tacen | 3rd | C1 |
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 | ||
Extreme | 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 | ||
Extreme | 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[]
- ^ "Evy Leibfarth". Team USA.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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.
{{cite news}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
{{cite news}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
External links[]
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- Evy Leibfarth at the International Canoe Federation
- Evy Leibfarth at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee
- Evy Leibfarth at Olympedia
- Living people
- 2004 births
- People from Jackson County, North Carolina
- American female canoeists
- Pan American Games medalists in canoeing
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
- Canoeists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic canoeists of the United States
- LGBT sportspeople from the United States
- Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
- 21st-century American women