Anton Olehovych Dukach (Ukrainian: Антон Олегович Дукач, born 30 July 1995) is a Ukrainian luger.
 Dukach in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Anton Olehovych Dukach |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Born | 30 July 1995 Lviv, Ukraine |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Sport |  Luge |
| Event | Men's singles |
Career
editAt 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
editDukach studied computer security at Lviv Polytechnic.[4][5] His hobbies are football and music.
Career results
editWinter Olympics
edit| Year | Event | Singles | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  Pyeongchang, South Korea |
23 | 13 |
| 2022 |  Beijing, China |
22 | 11 |
World Championships
edit| 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
edit| 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
editRankings
edit| 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
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "П'ятеро санкарів з Галичини вибороли ліцензії на Олімпіаду-2018". Archived from the original on 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
- ^ "Official list of Ukrainian delegation at the 2022 Winter Games was published". Suspilne. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Студент Львівської політехніки Антон Дукач змагатиметься за медалі XXІІI зимових Олімпійських Ігор".
- ^ "2016 Enrollment".