Lucas Tramèr (born 1 September 1989) is a Swiss

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

. He won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's lightweight four, with Simon Schürch, Simon Niepmann and

Mario Gyr Mario Gyr (born 2 May 1985) is a Swiss rower. He won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's lightweight four with Lucas Tramèr, Simon Schürch and Simon Niepmann. The same team, coached by New Zealander Ian Wright, also won this event ...

. The team was coached by New Zealander

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. Tramèr has also won a number of gold medals at the

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. He also competed in the Men's lightweight coxless four event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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. After the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tramèr competed in the lightweight pairs with Simon Niepmann winning the 2013 and 2014 World and European titles. The pair's winning time of 6:22.910 at the 2014 World Championships remains the world's best in 2018. In 2015, Tramèr won the

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and

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men's lightweight four titles with Schürch, Niepmann and Gyr. In 2016, before the Olympics, he won the

lightweight four title with Schürch, Niepmann and Gyr, the same team that later won Olympic gold in Rio. The gold medal in Rio was Switzerland's third ever Olympic gold in rowing, and the first they had won since 1996.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tramer, Lucas 1989 births Living people Swiss male rowers Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Switzerland Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland World Rowing Championships medalists for Switzerland People from Interlaken European Rowing Championships medalists Sportspeople from the canton of Bern