Lukáš Bauer
| Lukáš Bauer | |
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| Born |
18 August 1977 Ostrov nad Ohří, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Ski club | Dukla Liberec |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 1997– |
| Individual wins | 11 |
| Indiv. podiums | 28 |
| Overall titles | 1 (2007–08) |
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Lukáš Bauer (Czech pronunciation: [ˈlukaːʃ ˈbau̯ɛr]; born 18 August 1977) is a Czech cross country skier who has competed since 1996.
He is different from Lukas Bauer, a German national volleyball player.
Biography
On 17 February 2006 he won the Winter Olympics silver medal for the 15 km cross-country classical.
His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was second in the 15 km classic in 2009.
Bauer is son-in-law of another Czech skier Helena Balatková-Šikolová.
In season 2007–08 he was overall winner of the men's version of the Tour de Ski and FIS Cross-Country World Cup. In 2010, he again won the Tour de Ski in a dramatic come-from-behind victory over Norwegian skier Petter Northug.
Bauer finished with the bronze medal at the 15 km freestyle event at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Career highlights
- Olympic Winter Games
- 2006 – Torino,
2nd, 15km classic - 2010 – Vancouver,
, 15 km freestyle - 2010 – Vancouver, 3rd, 4x10km relay (with Jakš / Magál / Koukal)
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
- 2009 – Liberec, 2nd, 15km classic
- 2015 – Falun, 2nd, 50km classic
- FIS Nordic World Junior Ski Championships
- 1997 – Canmore, 2nd, 30km freestyle
- Tour de Ski
- 2007–2008 –
1st - 2009–2010 – 1st
- 2010–2011 – 3rd
- World Cup Podiums
- 2002 – Lahti, 3rd, 6x1.5km freestyle (with Martin Koukal)
- 2002 – Kuusamo, 2nd, 15km classic
- 2003 – Nové Město, 1st, 15km freestyle
- 2003 – Lahti, 2nd, 15km freestyle
- 2004 – Oberstdorf, 3rd, 2x15km pursuit
- 2004 – Oslo, 3rd, 50km freestyle
- 2005 – Pragelato, 1st, 2x15km pursuit
- 2005 – Lahti, 1st, 15km freestyle
- 2005 – Nové Město, 2nd, 15km freestyle
- 2006 – Otepää, 2nd, 15km classic
- 2006 – Gällivare, 3rd, 4x10km relay (with Koukal / Magál / Sperl)
- 2007 – Beitostølen, 2nd, 15km freestyle
- 2007 – Kuusamo, 1st, 15km classic
- 2007 – Davos, 1st, 4x10km relay (with Jakš / Šperl / Koukal)
- 2008 – Tour de Ski, 1st, overall
- 2008 – Otepää, 1st, 15km classic
- 2008 – Liberec, 2nd, 11.4km freestyle
- 2008 – Falun, 1st, 30km pursuit
- 2008 – Falun, 3rd, 4x10km relay (with Jakš / Magál / Koukal)
- 2008 – Lahti, 1st, 15km classic
- 2008 – Oslo, 2nd, 50km freestyle
- 2008 – Bormio, 2nd, 15km pursuit
- 2008 – Kuusamo, 2nd, 15km classic
- 2009 – Otepää, 1st, 15km classic
- 2010 – Tour de Ski, 1st, overall
- 2010 – Otepää, 1st, 15km classic
- 2010 – Lahti, 2nd, 30km pursuit
References
- FIS Newsflash 161. 9 January 2008 article on Bauer's Tour de Ski win.
- Lukáš Bauer at the International Ski Federation
- Mvcr.cz April 2006 article detailing Bauer's relationship to Balatková-Šikolová
- Official website (Czech)
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