Anton Olehovych Dukach (Ukrainian: Антон Олегович Дукач, born 30 July 1995) is a Ukrainian luger.

Anton Dukach
Dukach in 2018
Personal information
Full nameAnton Olehovych Dukach
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1995-07-30) 30 July 1995 (age 29)
Lviv, Ukraine
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Ukraine
Sport Luge
EventMen's singles

Career

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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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

Personal life

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Dukach studied computer security at Lviv Polytechnic.[4][5] His hobbies are football and music.

Career results

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Winter Olympics

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Year Event Singles Relay
2018   Pyeongchang, South Korea 23 13
2022   Beijing, China 22 11

World Championships

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Year Event Singles Relay Singles Sprint
2016   Königssee, Germany 30 13 28
2019   Winterberg, Germany 22 9 24
2021   Königssee, Germany 20 7 24

European Championships

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Year Event Singles Relay
2016   Altenberg, Germany 21
2018   Sigulda, Latvia 23
2019   Oberhof, Germany DNF 7
2020   Lillehammer, Norway 26 8
2021   Sigulda, Latvia 19
2022   St. Moritz, Switzerland 17 5

Luge World Cup

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Rankings

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Season Singles Singles Sprint
2012–13 55
2013–14 58
2014–15 47
2015–16 33
2017–18 41
2018–19 33
2019–20 29
2020–21 23
2021–22 24

References

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  1. ^ "Ukrainian flagbearer for the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics was determined". National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. January 12, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "П'ятеро санкарів з Галичини вибороли ліцензії на Олімпіаду-2018". Archived from the original on 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  3. ^ "Official list of Ukrainian delegation at the 2022 Winter Games was published". Suspilne. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Студент Львівської політехніки Антон Дукач змагатиметься за медалі XXІІI зимових Олімпійських Ігор".
  5. ^ "2016 Enrollment".
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