Evy Leibfarth

Evy Leibfarth
Leibfarth in 2024
Personal information
Born (2004-01-26) January 26, 2004
Sylva, North Carolina, U.S.
EducationK12 Private Academy
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportCanoe slalom
Event
C1, K1, Kayak cross
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisC1
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2026 Oklahoma CityK1
Bronze medal – third place2021 BratislavaKayak cross
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaK1
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoK1
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaKayak cross
Bronze medal – third place2023 SantiagoKayak cross
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 KrakówK1
Gold medal – first place2025 FoixC1
Silver medal – second place2025 FoixK1
Bronze medal – third place2023 KrakówC1
Bronze medal – third place2025 FoixK1 team
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 KrakówKayak cross
Gold medal – first place2021 TacenK1
Gold medal – first place2022 IvreaKayak cross
Bronze medal – third place2019 KrakówK1
Bronze medal – third place2021 TacenC1

Evy Leibfarth (/ˈɛvi ˈliːbfɑːrθ/ EV-ee LEEB-farth; born January 26, 2004)[1] is an American slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2019.[2][3]

She is a two time Olympian, winning a bronze medal in the C1 event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

She won two medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver the K1 event in 2026 and a bronze in kayak cross in 2021.

Career

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 the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[4][5]

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.[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.

At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris she competed in all three disciplines, winning bronze in the C1 event. She also finished 15th in the K1 event and 10th in kayak cross.

At the 2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Oklahoma City, she won silver in the individual K1 event, the first world championship kayak slalom medal for an American woman since Rebecca Giddens' bronze K1 medal in 2003.[7]

Personal life

Leibfarth is bisexual and was among the LGBT athletes competing at two Olympic Games.[8][9]

She attended Davidson College where she studied biology.[10][11]

Results

World Cup individual podiums

1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
C10123
K11034
Kayak cross0224
Kayak cross individual0022
Total13913
Season Date Venue Position Event
2019June 23, 2019Bratislava2ndKayak cross
June 30, 2019Tacen3rdC1
2020October 17, 2020Tacen3rdK1
October 18, 2020Tacen3rdC1
2022June 26, 2022Tacen2ndC1
2024June 2, 2024Augsburg3rdKayak cross
September 20, 2024La Seu d'Urgell3rdK1
2025June 28, 2025Prague1stK1
29 June 2025Prague3rdKayak cross
29 August 2025Tacen3rdK1
31 August 2025Tacen3rdKayak cross individual
202614 June 2026Augsburg3rdKayak cross individual
14 June 2026Augsburg2ndKayak cross

Complete World Cup results

Year Class WC1 WC2 WC3 WC4 WC5 Points Position
2019 C1 Lee Valley United Kingdom
 		 Bratislava Slovakia
7		 Tacen Slovenia
3		 Markkleeberg Germany
26		 Prague Czech Republic
10		 171 6th
K1 10 9 26 27 105 23rd
Kayak cross 2 55 12th
2020 C1 Tacen Slovenia
3		 Pau France
16		 N/A[a]
K1 3 10
2021 C1 Prague Czech Republic
15		 Markkleeberg Germany
29		 La Seu Spain
28		 Pau France
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

  1. ↑ "LEIBARTH Evy". Paris 2024 Olympics. 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Evy Leibfarth". Team USA. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Evy LEIBFARTH (USA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ WLOS Staff (June 15, 2021). "Bryson City teen qualifies for Tokyo Olympics". WMYA. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  7. ↑ By; Zaccardi, Nick; By; Zaccardi, Nick (July 23, 2026). "American Evy Leibfarth takes kayak slalom silver at worlds at 2028 Olympic venue". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  8. ↑ Outsports (July 12, 2021). "At least 181 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far". Outsports. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  9. ↑ Teen Vogue (March 20, 2024). "Meet Evy Leibfarth, the Queer Kayaker Making Waves at the 2024 Summer Olympics". Teen Vogue.
  10. ↑ "Davidson Wildcat Wins Bronze at Paris Olympics | News of Davidson". newsofdavidson.org. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  11. ↑ "How paddling takes Evy Leibfarth from work to joy". www.redbull.com. March 2, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
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