Lukáš Bauer | |
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Born |
Ostrov nad Ohří, Czechoslovakia |
18 August 1977
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) |
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.
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.