Matthew Hauser (born 3 April 1998) is an Australian triathlete. In 2021, he competed in the men's triathlon at the

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held in Tokyo, Japan. He also competed in the mixed relay event. In 2018, he won the gold medal in the mixed relay event at the

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held in Gold Coast, Australia. He also finished in 4th place in the men's triathlon. He won a bronze medal in the men's triathlon at the

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. Hauser also competes in

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racing.

2022 season

Hauser competed at the 2022

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where he finished third in the individual event and was also part of the Bronze medal winning Mixed Relay team, alongside

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, Jacob Birtwistle and Natalie Van Coevorden. At

London 2022 Hauser was wrongly identified as Jamie Riddle and penalised for false starting, resulting in a time penalty. However, he was able to recover from the penalty and finish the event in 2nd place. At SLT Munich, the following week, Hauser took first place ahead of

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, and Vasco Vilaca, putting him in first place in the overall Championship standings heading into the 3rd event. After crashes in Malibu and Toulouse saw Hauser drop out of the top spot, he was able to take the win at the series finale in NEOM and secure second place in the series overall.

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* Living people 1998 births Australian male triathletes Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in triathlon Triathletes at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Triathletes at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Triathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic triathletes for Australia Sportsmen from Queensland Sportspeople from Maryborough, Queensland 21st-century Australian people Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-triathlon-bio-stub