Lucas Tramèr Explained

Lucas Tramèr
Nationality:Swiss
Birth Date:1 September 1989
Birth Place:Interlaken, Switzerland
Residence:Puplinge, Switzerland
Country:Switzerland
Sport:Rowing
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Lucas Tramèr (born 1 September 1989) is a Swiss rower. He won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's lightweight four,[1] with Simon Schürch, Simon Niepmann and Mario Gyr.[2] The team was coached by New Zealander Ian Wright.[3] Tramèr has also won a number of gold medals at the World Rowing Championships. He also competed in the Men's lightweight coxless four event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]

Career

The team of Tramèr, Simon Schürch, Simon Niepmann and Mario Gyr finished in 3rd in the men's lightweight four at the 2010 European Championships, 6th at the 2011 World Championships, and improved to 5th at the 2012 Olympics.[5] [6] [7]

After the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tramèr competed in the lightweight pairs with Simon Niepmann winning the 2013 and 2014 World and European titles.[8] [9] [10] [11] The pair's winning time of 6:22.910 at the 2014 World Championships remains the world's best in 2018.[12]

In 2015, Tramèr won the World and European men's lightweight four titles with Schürch, Niepmann and Gyr.[13] [14]

In 2016, before the Olympics, he won the European lightweight four title with Schürch, Niepmann and Gyr, the same team that later won Olympic gold in Rio.[15] The gold medal in Rio was Switzerland's third ever Olympic gold in rowing, and the first they had won since 1996.[16]

Notes and References

  1. News: Rio Olympics 2016: Switzerland edge Denmark to win lightweight four gold . 11 August 2016 . BBC Sport .
  2. Web site: 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES REGATTA - Rio de Janeiro, BRA - (LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four - Final. 11 August 2016. www.worldrowing.com. en-US. 22 August 2018.
  3. News: New Zealand's Ian Wright guides Switzerland to rowing gold at Rio Olympics . 30 September 2016 . . 12 August 2016.
  4. Web site: Lucas Tramer Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060828/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tr/lucas-tramer-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 3 August 2012 . Sports Reference.
  5. Web site: 2010 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - Montemor-o-Velho, POR - (LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four - Final. 12 September 2010. www.worldrowing.com. en-US. 22 August 2018.
  6. Web site: 2011 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Bled, SLO - (LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four - Final. 2 September 2011. www.worldrowing.com. en-US. 22 August 2018.
  7. Web site: 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES - London, GBR - (LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four - Final. 2 August 2012. www.worldrowing.com. en-US. 22 August 2018.
  8. Web site: 2013 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Chungju, KOR - (LM2-) Lightweight Men's Pair - Final. 30 August 2013. www.worldrowing.com. en-US. 22 August 2018.
  9. Web site: 2013 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - Seville, ESP -(LM2-) Lightweight Men's Pair - Final. 2 June 2013. www.worldrowing.com. en-US. 22 August 2018.
  10. Web site: 2014 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Amsterdam, NED - (LM2-) Lightweight Men's Pair - Final. 29 August 2014. www.worldrowing.com. en-US. 22 August 2018.
  11. Web site: 2014 EUROPEAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Belgrade, SRB - (LM2-) Lightweight Men's Pair - Final. 1 June 2014. www.worldrowing.com. en-US. 22 August 2018.
  12. Web site: Statistics - worldrowing.com. www.worldrowing.com. en-US. 22 August 2018.
  13. Web site: 2015 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Aiguebelette, FRA - (LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four - Final. 6 September 2015. www.worldrowing.com. en-US. 22 August 2018.
  14. Web site: 2015 EUROPEAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Poznan, POL - (LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four - Final. 31 May 2015. www.worldrowing.com. en-US. 22 August 2018.
  15. Web site: 2016 EUROPEAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Brandenburg, GER - (LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four - Final. 8 May 2016. www.worldrowing.com. en-US. 22 August 2018.
  16. Web site: The year that was … lightweight men's four - worldrowing.com. www.worldrowing.com. en-US. 22 August 2018.

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