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| Born | (2004-01-26)January 26, 2004 (age 21) 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 (/ˈɛviˈliːbfɑːrθ/EV-eeLEEB-farth; born January 26, 2004)[1] is an Americanslalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2019.[2][3]
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 thePan American Games held inLima,Peru.[4][5]
In the same year, Leibfarth also competed at the2019 World Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships held inKraków, 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 the2020 Summer Olympics inTokyo, 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 theK1 event and 18th in theC1 event, after being eliminated in the semifinals on both occasions.
Leibfarth won a bronze medal inKayak cross at the2021 World Championships inBratislava.
Leibfarth won a bronze medal at the2024 Summer Olympics inParis, France, the first medal for the United States in the C1 event.
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 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 |
| 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 theCOVID-19 pandemic.
