Lucas Tramèr
{{short description|Swiss rower}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Lucas Tramèr
| image = Lucas Tramer (cropped).jpg
| caption = Lucas Tramèr winning gold at the World Championships in 2013
| nationality = Swiss
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|9|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Interlaken, Switzerland
| residence = Puplinge, Switzerland
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| country = Switzerland
| sport = Rowing
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|2016 Rio de Janeiro|LM4−}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2013 Chungju|LM2−}}
{{Medal|Gold|2014 Amsterdam|LM2−}}
{{Medal|Gold|2015 Aiguebelette|LM4−}}
{{Medal|Competition|European Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2013 Sevilla|LM2-}}
{{Medal|Gold|2014 Belgrade|LM2−}}
{{Medal|Gold|2015 Poznań|LM4-}}
{{Medal|Gold|2016 Brandenburg|LM4-}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2010 Monte-o-velho|LM4-}}
}}
Lucas Tramèr (born 1 September 1989) is a Swiss rower. He won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's lightweight four,{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/36687040 |title=Rio Olympics 2016: Switzerland edge Denmark to win lightweight four gold |date=11 August 2016 |work=BBC Sport }} with Simon Schürch, Simon Niepmann and Mario Gyr.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2016-olympic-games-regatta/lightweight-mens-four/final/|title=2016 OLYMPIC GAMES REGATTA - Rio de Janeiro, BRA - (LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four - Final|date=11 August 2016|website=www.worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=22 August 2018}} The team was coached by New Zealander Ian Wright.{{cite news |title=New Zealand's Ian Wright guides Switzerland to rowing gold at Rio Olympics |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/80130520/New-Zealands-Ian-Wright-guides-Switzerland-to-rowing-gold-at-Rio-Olympics |accessdate=30 September 2016 |work=Stuff.co.nz |date=12 August 2016}} Tramèr has also won a number of gold medals at the World Rowing Championships. He also competed in the Men's lightweight coxless four event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tr/lucas-tramer-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060828/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tr/lucas-tramer-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Lucas Tramer Olympic Results |access-date=3 August 2012 |work=Sports Reference}}
Career
The team of Tramèr, Simon Schürch, Simon Niepmann and Mario Gyr finished in 3rd in the men's lightweight four at the 2010 European Championships, 6th at the 2011 World Championships, and improved to 5th at the 2012 Olympics.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2010-european-championships/lightweight-mens-four/final/|title=2010 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - Montemor-o-Velho, POR - (LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four - Final|date=12 September 2010|website=www.worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=22 August 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2011-world-championships/lightweight-mens-four/final/|title=2011 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Bled, SLO - (LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four - Final|date=2 September 2011|website=www.worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=22 August 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2012-olympic-games/lightweight-mens-four/final/|title=2012 OLYMPIC GAMES - London, GBR - (LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four - Final|date=2 August 2012|website=www.worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=22 August 2018}}
After the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tramèr competed in the lightweight pairs with Simon Niepmann winning the 2013 and 2014 World and European titles.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2013-world-championships/lightweight-mens-pair/final/|title=2013 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Chungju, KOR - (LM2-) Lightweight Men's Pair - Final|date=30 August 2013|website=www.worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=22 August 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2013-european-championships/lightweight-mens-pair/final/|title=2013 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - Seville, ESP -(LM2-) Lightweight Men's Pair - Final|date=2 June 2013|website=www.worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=22 August 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2014-world-rowing-championships/lightweight-mens-pair/final/|title=2014 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Amsterdam, NED - (LM2-) Lightweight Men's Pair - Final|date=29 August 2014|website=www.worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=22 August 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2014-european-championships/lightweight-mens-pair/final/|title=2014 EUROPEAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Belgrade, SRB - (LM2-) Lightweight Men's Pair - Final|date=1 June 2014|website=www.worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=22 August 2018}} The pair's winning time of 6:22.910 at the 2014 World Championships remains the world's best in 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/statistics/|title=Statistics - worldrowing.com|website=www.worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=22 August 2018}}
In 2015, Tramèr won the World and European men's lightweight four titles with Schürch, Niepmann and Gyr.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2015-world-rowing-championships/lightweight-mens-four/final/|title=2015 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Aiguebelette, FRA - (LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four - Final|date=6 September 2015|website=www.worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=22 August 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2015-european-rowing-championships/lightweight-mens-four/final/|title=2015 EUROPEAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Poznan, POL - (LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four - Final|date=31 May 2015|website=www.worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=22 August 2018}}
In 2016, before the Olympics, he won the European lightweight four title with Schürch, Niepmann and Gyr, the same team that later won Olympic gold in Rio.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2016-european-rowing-championships/lightweight-mens-four/final/|title=2016 EUROPEAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Brandenburg, GER - (LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four - Final|date=8 May 2016|website=www.worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=22 August 2018}} The gold medal in Rio was Switzerland's third ever Olympic gold in rowing, and the first they had won since 1996.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/news/the-year-that-was-lightweight-men-four|title=The year that was … lightweight men's four - worldrowing.com|website=www.worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=22 August 2018}}
References
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External links
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{{Olympic champions – Men's lightweight coxless four}}
{{World champions – Lightweight men's coxless four}}
{{World champions – Lightweight men's coxless pair}}
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Category:World Rowing Championships medalists for Switzerland
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