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Lu Yang
Lü Yang (吕扬, also Lyu Yang; born 1993, Luohe, Henan) is a Chinese rower who won gold in the women's quadruple sculls at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, after finishing 11th in double sculls at Rio 2016 and 6th in the quad at Paris 2024.
Lu Yunxiu
Lu Yunxiu (卢云秀), born 1996 in Zhangzhou, Fujian, is a Chinese windsurfer who won gold in women's RS:X at Tokyo 2020 with 36 net points, was 2019 RS:X World Champion, and competes in RS:X and iQFoil.
Luc Pillot
Luc Pillot (born 1959, Bar-sur-Seine), French 470-class sailor; with Thierry Péponnet won Olympic gold at Seoul 1988 and bronze at Los Angeles 1984; later America's Cup helmsman with Défi Areva.
Luca Dotto
Luca Dotto, born 1990 in Camposampiero, is a retired Italian sprint freestyle swimmer, first Italian under 48 seconds in the 100 m freestyle, 2011 world silver medalist and 2016 European champion, now a Sky Sport commentator.
Luca Sacchi
Luca Sacchi, born 1968 in Milan, Italian medley swimmer, 400 m IM bronze at Barcelona 1992, European champion 1991, short-course world record 4:08.77; later Rai swimming commentator with Tommaso Mecarozzi.
Lucy Morton
Lucy Morton was an English swimmer who won the 200 meters breaststroke at the 1924 Paris Olympics, becoming the first British woman to win an individual Olympic swimming gold.
Lucy Spoors
Lucy Spoors, New Zealand rower (born 1990, Christchurch): Tokyo 2020 women's eight silver, Paris 2024 double sculls gold with Brooke Francis; first crew of mothers to win an Olympic rowing medal.
Lucy Stephan
Lucy Stephan, Australian rower (born 1991, Nhill, Victoria), Olympic gold medallist in the women's coxless four at Tokyo 2020, two-time world champion (2017, 2019), three-time Olympian, OAM.
Ludwig Landen
Ludwig Karl Landen (1908–1985), German flatwater canoeist of Verein für Kajaksport Köln; won K-2 10,000 m gold with Paul Wevers at Berlin 1936 in 41:45.0 and the 1936 European K-4 1,000 m title; a non-swimmer.
Luigi De Manincor
Luigi De Manincor (1910–1986), Italian Olympic sailor from Rovinj or Trieste; won 8-metre class gold aboard Italia at Berlin 1936, Italy's first sailing gold, and placed fifth in Dragon at London 1948.
Luigi Mino Poggi
Luigi Mino Poggi (1906, Genoa) was an Italian sailor, Yacht Club Italiano member, and brother of Enrico Poggi; he won 1936 Olympic gold in the 8 metre class aboard Italia, Italy's first sailing gold, and placed eighth in the 6 Metre at the 1948 Games.
Luis Doreste
Luis Doreste Blanco, Spanish sailor born 1961 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; first Spaniard with two Olympic golds, 470 at Los Angeles 1984 with Roberto Molina and Flying Dutchman at Barcelona 1992 with Domingo Manrique; also 1987 and 1995 world champion.
Luis Nicolao
Luis Alberto Nicolao Yanuzzi, Argentine swimmer born 1944 in Buenos Aires; set 100 m butterfly world records of 58.4 and 57.0 in Rio de Janeiro in April 1962; competed at the 1960, 1964, and 1968 Olympics.
Luiz Altamir Melo
Luiz Altamir Melo (Luiz Altamir Lopes Melo), Brazilian swimmer born 1996 in Boa Vista, Roraima; Flamengo athlete, 2018 short-course world champion and 4x200 m freestyle relay world record holder (6:46.81), Youth Olympic and two-time Pan American Games gold medalist.
Luka Grubor
Luka Grubor (born 1973, Zagreb), Croatian-born rower for Yugoslavia, Croatia, and Great Britain; Olympic gold in the men's eight at Sydney 2000, first British eight gold since 1912, plus 1999 world silver and 2002 coxed-four world gold.
Luka Spik
Luka Špik (Luka Spik), Slovenian rower born 1979 in Kranj; 2000 Sydney Olympic gold in double sculls with Iztok Čop, first Olympic champion for independent Slovenia; five-time Olympian with gold, silver, and bronze; three-time world champion.
Lukas Mahr
Lukas Mähr is an Austrian sailor, born in 1990 in Bregenz, who won gold in the mixed 470 dinghy at the 2024 Paris Olympics with Lara Vadlau.
Lukas Muller
Lukas Müller (Lukas Muller), German rower born 1987 in Wetzlar; Olympic gold medalist in the men's eight at London 2012, world champion 2010 and 2011, European champion 2010, RC Germania Düsseldorf.
Luke Hobson
Luke Hobson (born 2003), American swimmer from Reno, Nevada, University of Texas; Paris 2024 bronze in 200m freestyle and silver in 4x200m relay; short course 200m free world record 1:38.61.
Luo Xuejuan
Luo Xuejuan (罗雪娟), Chinese breaststroke swimmer born 1984 in Hangzhou; 2004 Olympic 100 m breaststroke champion in an Olympic record 1:06.64, five-time world champion, retired 2007 due to a heart condition.
Luo Yutong
Luo Yutong (罗玉通), Chinese diver born 1985 in Guangdong; 2012 London Olympic gold in men's synchronized 3 m springboard with Qin Kai (477.00), world champion 1 m springboard 2007 and synchronized springboard 2011.
Lutz Stoklasa
Lutz Stoklasa (born 1949, Langewiesen) is a West German butterfly swimmer, Wacker Burghausen, 1968 and 1972 Olympian, 100 m butterfly European record holder, 1975 world relay silver medalist, later a physician in Wyk auf Föhr.
Lutz Ulbricht
Lutz Ulbricht (1942–2022), German rower of Frankfurter RG Germania, won 1968 Olympic gold in the Deutschland-Achter under Karl Adam, plus 1966 Worlds and 1967 Europeans; seventh in coxless pairs at Munich 1972.
Lutz Unger
Lutz Unger (born 1951, Wernigerode) is a retired East German swimmer of SC Dynamo Berlin. Olympic silver (4x100 medley relay) and bronze (4x100 freestyle relay) at Munich 1972; 1970 world record 3:54.4 medley relay.
Lyndon Ferns
Lyndon Ferns, born 1983 in Polokwane, South Africa, is a retired swimmer, 2004 Olympic gold medalist and former world record holder in the 4x100 m freestyle relay (3:13.17), and 2006 NCAA 100 butterfly champion for Arizona.
Lynn Burke
Lynn Burke (Lynn Edythe Burke, born 1943) is an American swimmer who won gold in the 100m backstroke and 4x100m medley relay at the 1960 Rome Olympics and set six world records.
Lynn Colella
Lynn Colella (Lynn Ann Colella, later Bell), born 1950 in Seattle, is an American swimmer who took silver in the 200 m butterfly at the 1972 Munich Olympics in a US sweep, with Pan American Games and 1973 World Championship medals.
Lynn Vidali
Lynn Vidali (Lynn Marie Vidali Gautschi), American swimmer born 1952 in San Francisco; two Olympic individual medley medals (silver 400 IM 1968, bronze 200 IM 1972) and 1966 world record in the 200 m IM.
Lynne Jewell
Lynne Jewell (Lynne M. Jewell Shore), born 1959 in Burbank, California, is an American sailor who won the first Olympic women's 470 gold at Seoul 1988 with Allison Jolly, after a 1980 Triple Crown season.
Lyubomir Lyubenov
Lyubomir Lyubenov (Любомир Любенов, born 1957, Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian sprint canoeist, 1980 Moscow Olympic gold medalist in C-1 1000 m and silver medalist in C-1 500 m; distinct from the 1980-born footballer of the same name.