Anton Dukach
{{short description|Ukrainian luger}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Anton Dukach
| image = 2018-11-25 Men's World Cup at 2018-19 Luge World Cup in Igls by Sandro Halank–433.jpg
| caption = Dukach in 2018
| headercolor = lightsteelblue
| nationality = Ukrainian
| full_name = Anton Olehovych Dukach
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|07|30}}
| birth_place = Lviv, Ukraine
| height = 1.84 m
| weight = 67 kg
| country = {{UKR}}
| sport = {{Luge}}
| event = Men's singles
|}}
Anton Olehovych Dukach ({{langx|uk|Антон Олегович Дукач}}, born 30 July 1995) is a Ukrainian luger.
Career
At the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, Anton Dukach finished 4th in boys' singles having lost 0.022 sec to German athlete who was third. He was 7th in team relay (together with Stetskiv, Buryy, and Lehedza). He was also the flagbearer of Ukraine at the Games.{{Cite web|url=https://noc-ukr.org/news/3252/|title=Ukrainian flagbearer for the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics was determined|date=January 12, 2012|publisher=National Olympic Committee of Ukraine|accessdate=February 4, 2022}}
Dukach's first World Cup season was the 2012-13 season. As of February 2022, Dukach's best Luge World Cup finish was 15th in the 2019-20 season in Sigulda, Latvia, both in singles and sprint races.
Dukach participated at several World Championships, with his best personal result being 20th in 2021.
On 27 December 2017 Dukach qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics.{{cite web|title=П'ятеро санкарів з Галичини вибороли ліцензії на Олімпіаду-2018|url=https://zik.ua/news/2017/12/27/pyatero_sankariv_z_galychyny_vyboroly_litsenzii_na_olimpiadu2018_1234273|access-date=2018-01-19|archive-date=2018-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119175527/https://zik.ua/news/2017/12/27/pyatero_sankariv_z_galychyny_vyboroly_litsenzii_na_olimpiadu2018_1234273|url-status=dead}} At the Olympics, he finished 23rd in singles' race and 13th in team relay (together with Shkhumova, Obolonchyk, and Zakharkiv).
In 2022, Anton Dukach was nominated for his second Winter Games in Beijing.{{Cite web|url=https://suspilne.media/199917-ukraina-oficijno-zatverdila-sklad-zbirnoi-na-olimpijski-igri-2022-hto-v-komandi/|title=Official list of Ukrainian delegation at the 2022 Winter Games was published|date=January 21, 2022|publisher=Suspilne|accessdate=January 28, 2022}}
Personal life
Dukach studied computer security at Lviv Polytechnic.{{cite web|url=http://www.lp.edu.ua/news/2018/student-lvivskoyi-politehniky-anton-dukach-zmagatymetsya-za-medali-xxiii-zymovyh|title=Студент Львівської політехніки Антон Дукач змагатиметься за медалі XXІІI зимових Олімпійських Ігор}}{{cite web|url=https://abit-poisk.org.ua/rate2016/direction/36076|title=2016 Enrollment}} His hobbies are football and music.
Career results
=Winter Olympics=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
| Year | Event | Singles | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|KOR}} Pyeongchang, South Korea | 23 | 13 |
| 2022 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing, China | 22 | 11 |
=World Championships=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||
| Year | Event | Singles | Relay | Singles Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|GER}} Königssee, Germany | 30 | 13 | 28 |
| 2019 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|GER}} Winterberg, Germany | 22 | 9 | 24 |
| 2021 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|GER}} Königssee, Germany | 20 | 7 | 24 |
=European Championships=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
| Year | Event | Singles | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|GER}} Altenberg, Germany | 21 | |
| 2018 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|LAT}} Sigulda, Latvia | 23 | |
| 2019 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|GER}} Oberhof, Germany | DNF | 7 |
| 2020 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|NOR}} Lillehammer, Norway | 26 | 8 |
| 2021 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|LAT}} Sigulda, Latvia | 19 | |
| 2022 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|SUI}} St. Moritz, Switzerland | 17 | 5 |
=Luge World Cup=
==Rankings==
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{FIL|anton-dukach|archive=20181126184758}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|anton-dukach}}
{{2018 Ukraine Winter Olympic team}}
{{2022 Ukraine Winter Olympic team}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dukach, Anton}}
Category:Ukrainian male lugers
Category:Olympic lugers for Ukraine
Category:Lugers at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
Category:Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics