Valentin Luz

Valentin Luz
Personal information
Born (1995-01-23) 23 January 1995 (age 31)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportPararowing
PR3
Medal record
Pararowing
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 ShanghaiPR3 Mix2x
Gold medal – first place2026 AmsterdamPR3 Mix2x
Bronze medal – third place2017 SarasotaPR3 M12x
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 PlovdivPR3 Mix2x
Gold medal – first place2026 VaresePR3 Mix2x

Valentin Luz (born 23 January 1995) is a German pararower. He is a two-time Paralympian.

Career

In July 2024, Luz was selected to represent Germany at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. He finished in fourth place in the mixed cox four event with a time of 7:03.17.

In June 2025, Luz competed at the 2025 European Rowing Championships and won a gold medal in the PR3 mixed double sculls, along with Kathrin Marchand. In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Rowing Championships and won a gold medal in the PR3 Mixed double sculls, along with Marchand.

References

  1. ↑ "Paralympics 2024: meet the German squad for Paris". deutschland.de (in German). 19 July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Die Paralympics sind gestartet - Valentin Luz steht im Finale". frg-germania.de (in German). 30 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Aktuelles vom Deutschen Behindertensportverband". dbs-npc.de (in German). 9 October 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Britain and Germany dominate final day in Plovdiv". worldrowing.com. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "September 2025: Kathrin Marchand". worldrowing.com. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Gold for Germany! Valentin Luz impresses on the water". som.lmu.de. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2026.