Evy Leibfarth

Evy Leibfarth
	Leibfarth in 2023
Personal information
Born	January 26, 2004; Sylva, North Carolina, United States
Education	K12 Private Academy
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight	110 lb (50 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Canoe slalom
Rank	No. 16 (C1); No. 30 (K1)
Event(s)	C1, K1, Kayak cross
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing United States
World Championships
Pan American Games
U23 World Championships
Junior World Championships

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, 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.[3][4]

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.[5] She was among the many LGBT athletes competing at the games.[6] 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.

Results

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
2019	23 June 2019	Bratislava	2nd	Kayak cross
2019	30 June 2019	Tacen	3rd	C1
2020	17 October 2020	Tacen	3rd	K1
2020	18 October 2020	Tacen	3rd	C1
2022	26 June 2022	Tacen	2nd	C1

Complete World Cup results

Year	Class	WC1	WC2	WC3	WC4	WC5	Points	Position
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]
2020	K1	3	10				N/A^[a]
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

"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.

External links

Evy Leibfarth at the International Canoe Federation

Evy Leibfarth at Olympedia

Evy Leibfarth at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived)

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[team_usa_profile-1] "Evy Leibfarth". Team USA. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020.

[2] "Evy LEIBFARTH (USA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

[peru_shine_final_day_lima_2019-3] 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.

[bryson_city_teen_evy_lima_2019-4] 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.

[5] WLOS Staff (June 15, 2021). "Bryson City teen qualifies for Tokyo Olympics". WMYA. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

[6] Outsports (July 12, 2021). "At least 181 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far". Outsports. Retrieved August 3, 2021.

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