Lukas Dauser
{{short description|German artistic gymnast}}
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| birth_place = Ebersberg, Bavaria, Germany
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| discipline = MAG
| natlteam = 2014–2024 (GER)
| club = TSV Unterhaching
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| headcoach = Sebastian Faust
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| retired = November 9, 2024{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/das-letzte-mal-den-adler-auf-der-brust|trans-title=Dauser ensures a final “boom”|lang=de|date=November 9, 2024|work=German Gymnastics Federation|title=Dauser sorgt für einen letzten "Boom"}}
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{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2020 Tokyo|Parallel Bars}}
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{{MedalGold|2023 Antwerp|Parallel Bars}}
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{{MedalCompetition | European Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Cluj-Napoca|Parallel Bars}}
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Lukas Dauser (born 15 June 1993) is a German male artistic gymnast and a three-time Olympian, having competed at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Olympic Games. He is the 2023 World Champion and the 2020 Olympic and 2022 World silver medalist on the parallel bars.
Career
Dauser became a member of the first German gymnastics league at the age of 19. He formerly trained in Berlin, although he represented two gymnastics clubs – TSV Unterhaching and KTV Straubenhardt from Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.
= 2014–2016 =
Dauser's major international debut came at the 2014 World Championships in Nanjing, PRC. There, he placed eighth as a member of the German squad in the team all-around tournament. On that same year, Dauser performed a new element on the parallel bars during the Challenge Cup in Anadia, Portugal. Due to its complexity, the International Gymnastics Federation officially named an element on the parallel bars after him, involving a giant swing backward with Makuts to upper arm hang.{{cite news|title=Der "Dauser" von der FIG anerkannt|trans-title=The "Dauser" is now recognized by FIG|language=de|url=http://www.btfb.de/turnen_details/article/der_dauser_von_der_fig_anerkannt.html|publisher=Berliner Turn- und Freizeitsport-Bund|date=3 February 2015|accessdate=10 April 2017}}
In 2016, Dauser became the national champion on parallel bars, scoring even more points than Marcel Nguyen, the country's previous leader on parallel bars. At the pre-Olympic qualification, the German team ranked first, with Dauser capping off the meet in fourth position on the parallel bars. On 10 July, Andreas Hirsch, head coach of the German national team, proposed that Dauser would be included in the national team to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.{{cite news|title=Turnen bei Olympia 2016: Das müssen Sie wissen|trans-title=Gymnastics at the 2016 Olympics: Key Points You Need to Know|language=de|url=https://www.tz.de/sport/mehr/olympia-2016-rio-ere193340/olympia-2016-turnen-termine-qualifikation-informationen-zr-6573530.html|publisher=Tz|date=8 March 2016|accessdate=10 April 2017}} There, Dauser, along with the German quintet of Andreas Bretschneider, Fabian Hambüchen, Marcel Nguyen, and Andreas Toba, scored a total of 261.275 points to take the seventh position in the team all-around final.{{cite news|title=Lukas Dauser |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/lukas-dauser |publisher=Rio 2016 |accessdate=10 April 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826093738/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/lukas-dauser |archivedate=26 August 2016 |df=dmy }}{{cite news|title=Gymnastics: Men's Team All-Around Final Results |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/artistic-gymnastics-mens-team-final |publisher=Rio 2016 |accessdate=10 April 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826204036/https://www.rio2016.com/en/artistic-gymnastics-mens-team-final |archivedate=26 August 2016 |df=dmy }}
= 2017–2019 =
Dauser competed at various All-Around World Cups in 2017, eventually winning bronze in London behind Oleg Verniaiev and Donnell Whittenburg. At the 2017 European Championships Dauser won silver on parallel bars behind Verniaiev. During the German national championships in June Dauser tore his ACL and was unable to compete for the remainder of the year.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/zweiter-titel-fuer-seitz-dauser-verletzt-7214|trans-title=Second title for Seitz - Dauser injured|date=June 7, 2017|work=German Gymnastics Federation|language=de|title=Zweiter Titel für Seitz - Dauser verletzt}}
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| image2 = Deutsche Meisterschaften Gerätturnen Mehrkampf männlich Wettkampf at Int Deutsches Turnfest Berlin 2017 (Martin Rulsch) 574.jpg
| caption2 = Parallel bars
| image3 = Deutsche Meisterschaften Gerätturnen Mehrkampf männlich Wettkampf at Int Deutsches Turnfest Berlin 2017 (Martin Rulsch) 079.jpg
| caption3 = Floor exercise
| image4 = Deutsche Meisterschaften Gerätturnen Mehrkampf männlich Siegerehrung at Int Deutsches Turnfest Berlin 2017 (Martin Rulsch) 064.jpg
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| footer = Dauser at the 2017 International German Gymnastics Festival
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Dauser returned to competition at the 2018 World Championships where he finished 24th in the all-around and eighth on parallel bars. He next competed at the Cottbus World Cup where he finished eighth on parallel bars.
In April 2019 Dauser competed at the European Championships; he was the second reserve for the parallel bars final. At the 2019 World Championships Dauser once again finished eighth on parallel bars.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/10/19/2019-world-championships-mens-results/|title=2019 World Championships Men's Results|work=The Gymternet|date=October 19, 2019}}
= 2020–21 =
Most competitions in 2020 were either canceled or postponed, including the 2020 Summer Olympics, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the 2021 European Championships Dauser won bronze on the parallel bars behind Ferhat Arıcan and David Belyavskiy.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/silber-und-bronze-zum-abschluss|trans-title=Silver and bronze at the end|date=April 25, 2021|work=German Gymnastics Federation|language=de|title=Silber und Bronze zum Abschluss}}
Dauser was selected to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games alongside Nils Dunkel, Philipp Herder, and Andreas Toba.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/dtb-benennt-turn-team-fuer-olympische-spiele|title=DTB benennt Turn-Team für Olympische Spiele|date=June 13, 2021|work=German Gymnastics Federation|language=de|trans-title=DTB names gymnastics team for Olympic Games}} Together they finished eighth as a team. Individually Dauser qualified to the all-around and parallel bars finals. During the all-around final he finished eighth. Dauser won a silver medal on parallel bars behind Zou Jingyuan of China.{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics-gymnastics-chinas-zou-wins-083942986.html|title=Olympics-Gymnastics-China's Zou wins parallel bars gold|date=3 August 2021 }} For this, he was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, the highest sports award in Germany, by the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.[https://www.bundespraesident.de/SharedDocs/Berichte/DE/Frank-Walter-Steinmeier/2021/11/211108-Silbernes-Lorbeerblatt.html Verleihung des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes], bundespräsident.de, 8 November 2021: Turnen: Lukas Dauser, Halle (Saale), Silber, Barren
= 2022 =
Dauser competed at the 2022 European Championships in Munich, where he finished ninth in the all-around. Additionally, he qualified to the parallel bars final, and helped Germany qualify to the team final.{{cite web|url= https://www.europeangymnastics.com/event/2022-european-championships-artistic-gymnastics/results|title=2022 European Championships results|website=European Gymnastics|accessdate=18 August 2022}} During the team final Germany finished seventh. Dauser finished eighth on the parallel bars after falling off the apparatus during event finals.
At the 2022 World Championships Dauser finished eleventh in the all-around. During the parallel bars final he won silver behind Zou Jingyuan.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/dauser-hat-wm-finale-im-blick|title=Dauser zieht in zwei WM-Finals ein|date=October 31, 2022|work=German Gymnastics Federation|language=de|trans-title=Dauser advances to two World Championship finals}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/wm-silber-fuer-lukas-dauser|title=WM-Silber für Lukas Dauser|date=November 6, 2022|work=German Gymnastics Federation|language=de|trans-title=WC Silver for Lukas Dauser}}
= 2023 =
In September Dauser competed at the Paris World Challenge Cup; he won gold on parallel bars and place fourth on horizontal bar and seventh on pommel horse.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2023/09/17/2023-paris-challenge-cup-mens-results/|title=2024 Paris Challenge Cup Men's Results|work=The Gymternet|date=September 17, 2023}}
The following month Dauser competed at the 2023 World Championships alongside Pascal Brendel, Nils Dunkel, Nick Klessing, and Lucas Kochan; together they finished sixth as a team. Individually Dauser finished sixteenth in the all-around and won gold on parallel bars. In doing so he became the first person from a unified Germany to become World Champion on the apparatus; previously Sylvio Kroll had won while representing East Germany.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2023/10/13/the-mag-record-breakers-in-antwerp/|title=The MAG Record Breakers in Antwerp|date=October 13, 2023|work=The Gymternet}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/antwerpen-geraetfinals-i|trans-title=Lukas Dauser is world champion|date=October 8, 2023|language=de|work=German Gymnastics Federation|title=Lukas Dauser ist Weltmeister}}
= 2024 =
In early April Dauser competed at the Osijek World Challenge Cup where he placed first on the parallel bars.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/barren-gold-fuer-dauser|title=Barren-Gold für Dauser|language=de|date=April 6, 2024|work=German Gymnastics Federation|trans-title=Gold bars for Dauser}} Dauser competed at the German national championships where he placed first ahead of Andreas Toba and Timo Eder.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/lukas-dauser-ist-deutscher-mehrkampfmeister|trans-title=Lukas Dauser is German all-around champion|language=de|date=June 8, 2024|work=German Gymnastics Federation|title=Lukas Dauser ist Deutscher Mehrkampfmeister}} Two weeks later, while competing at the final German Olympic trial, Dauser injured his right upper arm while competing on the still rings.{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/parallel-bars-world-champion-dauser-170109412.html|title=Parallel bars world champion Dauser injures himself ahead of Olympics|date=June 22, 2024|work=Yahoo! Sports}} Despite being diagnosed with a muscle injury, he was still named to the team to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games alongside Toba, Eder, Nils Dunkel, and Pascal Brendel.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/dtb-legt-sich-auf-olympia-team-fest|trans-title=DTB decides on gymnastics team for Olympics|date=June 23, 2024|work=German Gymnastics Federation|language=de|title=DTB legt sich auf Turn-Team für Olympia fest}}
At the Olympic Games Dauser was only able to compete on floor exercise and parallel bars. He helped Germany finish eleventh as a team during qualifications and individually he qualified to the parallel bars final. During the final he placed seventh after hitting his leg on the apparatus. Afterwards Dauser announced that he would be retired from the sport at the end of the year.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/lukas-dauser-beendet-seine-karriere|trans-title=Lukas Dauser ends his career|date=August 8, 2024|work=German Gymnastics Federation|language=de|title=Lukas Dauser beendet seine Karriere}}
Competitive history
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! width=37% class=unsortable| Event ! width=7% class=unsortable| Team ! width=7% class=unsortable| AA ! width=7% class=unsortable|FX ! width=7% class=unsortable|PH ! width=7% class=unsortable|SR ! width=7% class=unsortable|VT ! width=7% class=unsortable|PB ! width=7% class=unsortable|HB | |||||||||
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| rowspan="4" | 2014 | align=left | Cottbus Challenge Cup | 10 | |||||||
| align=left | Anadia Challenge Cup | 6 | ||||||||
| align=left | National Championships | {{bronze3}} | {{bronze3}} | |||||||
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| align=left | World Championships | 8 | ||||||||
| rowspan="3" | 2015 | align=left | Cottbus Challenge Cup | 14 | |||||||
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| align=left | European Championships | 13 | ||||||||
| align=left | São Paulo Challenge Cup | {{gold1}} | ||||||||
| rowspan="6" | 2016 | align=left | Cottbus World Cup | {{bronze3}} | |||||||
| align=left | Olympic Test Event | {{gold1}} | 4 | |||||||
| align=left | São Paulo Challenge Cup | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |||||
| align=left| National Championships | {{gold1}} | {{silver2}} | |||||||
| bgcolor=98FB98
|align=left|Olympic Games | 7 | ||||||||
| align=left | Cottbus World Cup | 4 | ||||||||
| rowspan="5" | 2017 | align=left | American Cup | 9 | |||||||
| align=left | Stuttgart World Cup | 6 | ||||||||
| align=left | London World Cup | {{bronze3}} | ||||||||
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE
|align=left|European Championships | 7 | {{silver2}} | |||||||
| align=left|National Championships | {{gold1}} | ||||||||
| rowspan="3" | 2018 | |||||||||
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF
|align=left|World Championships | {{abbreviation|R2|Germany finished 10th in qualifications and was the Second Reserve}} | 24 | 8 | ||||||
| align=left | Cottbus World Cup | 8 | ||||||||
| rowspan="4" | 2019 | |||||||||
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| align=left | European Championships | {{abbreviation|R2|Dauser finished 10th in qualifications and was the Second Reserve}} | ||||||||
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF
| align=left | World Championships | 12 | 8 | |||||||
| align=left | Cottbus World Cup | 4 | ||||||||
| rowspan="4" | 2021 | |||||||||
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| align=left | European Championships | 17 | {{bronze3}} | |||||||
| align=left | National Championships | {{gold1}} | {{gold1}} | {{silver2}} | {{gold1}} | {{silver2}} | ||||
| bgcolor=98FB98
| align=left | Olympic Games | 8 | 18 | {{silver2}} | ||||||
| rowspan="4" | 2022 | |||||||||
| bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| align=left | European Championships | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||||||
| align=left | National Championships | {{gold1}} | ||||||||
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF
| align=left | World Championships | {{abbreviation|R1|Germany finished 9th in qualifications and was the First Reserve}} | 11 | {{silver2}} | ||||||
| rowspan="3" | 2023 | |||||||||
| bgcolor=#CCCCFF
| align=left | World Championships | 6 | 16 | {{gold1}} | ||||||
| align=left | Swiss Cup | 7 | ||||||||
| rowspan="3" | 2024 | align=left | Osijek Challenge Cup | {{gold1}} | |||||||
| bgcolor=98FB98
| align=left | Olympic Games | 11 | 7 | |||||||
| align=left | Swiss Cup | 7 |
References
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External links
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- {{FIG|bio=25319|lic=8803}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|org_archive=20190811142519}}
- {{DOSB profile}}
- [https://www.dtb.de/turn-team-deutschland/team-geraetturnen/athletinnen-und-athleten/lukas-dauser Lukas Dauser] at the {{Tooltip|Deutscher Turner-Bund|German Gymnastics Federation}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160813011817/http://www.dtb-online.de/portal/turnen/geraetturnen/turn-team-deutschland/athleten/lukas-dauser.html archive]) {{in lang|de}}
- [http://www.ktv-straubenhardt.de/bundesliga/team/lukas-dauser/ Lukas Dauser] at KTV Straubenhardt {{in lang|de}}
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