Thomas Lück, born 29 January 1981 in (East) Berlin

Berlin

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, is a German

Germany

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 sprint canoer

Canoe racing

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 who has competed since 1998.

A junior world champion from 1998 (C-2 1000 m with Stefan Holtz

Stefan Holtz

Stefan Holtz is a German sprint canoer who has competed since 2004. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds , three silvers , and two bronzes .-References:***...

), Lück won three medals at the 2004 European Under-23 Championships in Poznań

Poznan

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, including the C-2 1000 m gold with Stephan Breuing

Stephan Breuing

Stephan Breuing is a German sprint canoer who has competed since 2005. He won two medals in the C-4 1000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in 2006 and a bronze in 2005.-References:***...

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He has five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (C-4 1000 m: 2006), three silvers (C-4 500 m: 2007, C-4 1000 m: 2007, 2009

2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 2009 International Canoe Federation Canoe Sprint World Championships were held 12–16 August 2009 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Lake Banook. The Canadian city was selected to host the championships in October 2003 after having done so previously in 1997...

), and a bronze (C-4 1000 m: 2005).

Lück, who now lives in Rostock

Rostock

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, is a member of the SC Neubrandenburg club.