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| Full name | Lucas Joachim Matzerath | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 May 2000 Weinheim, Baden-Württemberg,  Germany [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Club | SG Frankfurt [1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lucas Joachim Matzerath (born 3 May 2000) is a German swimmer. [2] [3] He competed in the men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, in Budapest, Hungary. [4] He finished fifth in the 100 metre breaststroke at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [5]
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