Lukas Weißhaidinger
Lukas Weißhaidinger 
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| birthday | 20th February 1992 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||||
| place of birth | Schärding , Austria | ||||||||||||||||||
| size | 197 cm | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 150 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
| job | Army athlete | ||||||||||||||||||
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| discipline | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||||||
| Best performance | 68.98 m (Austrian record) | ||||||||||||||||||
| society | OTB-Upper Austria. Athletics Association | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trainer | Gregor Högler , formerly: Josef Schopf | ||||||||||||||||||
| status | active | ||||||||||||||||||
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Lukas Weißhaidinger (born February 20, 1992 in Schärding ) is an Austrian discus thrower .
Career
Weißhaidinger (nickname "Lucky Luky") was born in Schärding and lives in Taufkirchen an der Pram , where he also built his own training hall. Weißhaidinger is a member of the ÖTB-OÖ. Athletics Association.
On August 1, 2015 Weißhaidinger succeeded in a Invitation Meeting in Schwechat with a new Austrian record of 67.24 to qualify for the outdoor world championships in 2015 and the Olympics in 2016. The m discus throw competitions at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 Weißhaidinger to reach sixth overall. On September 3, 2016, he won the discus throwing competition at ISTAF Berlin . After the successful 2016 season, he moved his training to Südstadt and has been trained by Gregor Högler ever since .
In March 2017 Weißhaidinger won the Winter Throw European Cup on Las Palmas with a throw of 65.73 m. At the start of the season he took part in the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix and finished fourth there. At the World Championships in London he came in ninth place with 63.76 m.
In April 2018 he improved his own Austrian record on Tenerife by almost one meter to 68.21 m, and on May 20, this record was further improved with 68.98 m.
At the European Championships in Berlin in 2018 , he celebrated his first major success at a major international event by winning the bronze medal in the discus throw.
In the course of the Diamond League 2018 , Weißhaidinger qualified for the final in Brussels for the first time . There he was fifth with 65.66 m. A year later he qualified again for the final of the Diamond League. In this he reached second place with 66.03 m and received a check for $ 20,000.
Fan club
Weißhaidinger is supported by its own fan club called "Lucky Luky Fanclub" and based in Taufkirchen an der Pram .
Honors
- On October 27, 2016, Lukas Weißhaidinger was awarded the prize as a climber of the year 2016 at the lottery gala night of sports .
Sporting successes (selection)
- 1st place U20 European Championships 2011 in Tallinn (discus)
- 5th place U20 European Championships 2011 in Tallinn (ball)
- 6th place U20 World Championships 2010 in Moncton (ball)
- Double gold EYOF Games 2009 in Tampare (ball, discus)
- 4th place U18 World Championships in Brixen (Kugel)
- Austrian record 68.98 m (discus)
- Qualification for the World Championships in Beijing
- 6th place at the Olympic Summer Games in Rio 2016 (discus)
- Victory at ISTAF Berlin 2016 (discus)
- 9th place World Championships 2017 (discus)
- 3rd place European Championships 2018 (discus)
- 3rd place World Championships 2019 (discus)
Web links
- Official website of Lukas Weißhaidinger
- Luke Weißhaidinger in the database of World Athletics (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ HDsports.at: Weißhaidinger throws ÖLV record! , August 1, 2015
- ↑ Discus thrower Weißhaidinger sets a new record. ORF , April 15, 2018, accessed on April 15, 2018 .
- ↑ Weißhaidinger beats ÖLV record twice (May 20, 2018)
- ↑ Thomas Bauer: EM 2018 in Berlin: Medal for Lukas Weißhaidinger. In: www.HDsports.at. HDsports, accessed August 8, 2018 .
- ↑ 2018 - Diamond League. Retrieved June 15, 2019 .
- ↑ ORF at / agencies red: Athletics: Weißhaidinger meets discus world elite. June 15, 2019, accessed June 15, 2019 .
- ↑ ORF at / agencies red: Athletics: Strong performance by Weißhaidinger in Brussels. September 6, 2019, accessed September 7, 2019 .
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| SURNAME | Weisshaidinger, Lukas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian shot putter and discus thrower and reigning European junior champion in discus throw |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1992 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schärding |