Anton Dukach

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

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

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.[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

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

Career results

Winter Olympics
YearEventSinglesRelay
2018South Korea Pyeongchang, South Korea2313
2022China Beijing, China2211

World Championships
YearEventSinglesRelaySingles Sprint
2016Germany Königssee, Germany301328
2019Germany Winterberg, Germany22924
2021Germany Königssee, Germany20724

European Championships
YearEventSinglesRelay
2016Germany Altenberg, Germany21
2018Latvia Sigulda, Latvia23
2019Germany Oberhof, GermanyDNF7
2020Norway Lillehammer, Norway268
2021Latvia Sigulda, Latvia19
2022Switzerland St. Moritz, Switzerland175

Rankings
SeasonSinglesSingles Sprint
2012–1355
2013–1458
2014–1547
2015–1633
2017–1841
2018–1933
2019–2029
2020–2123
2021–2224

References
  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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