Nickname
Luggi [given to him by his father]. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)
Hobbies
Darts, watching sports, socialising with friends. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)
Occupation
Armed Forces Athlete
Education
Business Administration - HTW Berlin: Germany
Family
Wife Viktoria
Spoken languages
English, German
Club
TSV Unterhaching: Germany
Coach
Valeri Belenki [national]; Hubert Brylok [personal]
International senior debut
2013
Injuries
In late 2022 he suffered a torn shoulder muscle and was sidelined for three months. (dtb.de, 28 Aug 2023; fr.de, 06 Jul 2023)
In June 2019 he broke a metacarpal bone in his right hand during a training camp with the national team. He was operated on the next day, with seven screws inserted into his hand. He returned to training the following month. (Instagram profile, 19 Jun 2019, 22 Jun 2019, 09 Sep 2019)
In June 2017 he injured the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] and meniscus in his right knee after a fall during competition. He underwent surgery shortly after, and had a second operation in October 2017. He returned to training in late 2017. (dtb-online.de, 27 Dec 2017; zeit.de, 08 Jun 2017)
In August 2015 he injured his left shoulder, which prevented him from competing at the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. (dtb-online.de, 31 Aug 2015; ovb-online.de, 09 Mar 2016)
He suffered a shoulder injury in 2009 after a fall in training. He needed an operation and was out for seven months. (hallo-muenchen.de, 12 Sep 2014)
Start sporting career
He took up the sport at age six with the TSV Unterhaching club in Germany.
Reason for taking up the sport
"My sisters did ballet and I thought the movement was really cool. My parents then said, 'Come on, let's put you in a gymnastics club, ballet and boys don't really fit'. My dad is a teacher at the school in Unterhaching and there was a gymnastics club there, so I started. And so one step led to another."
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (fr.de, 06 Jul 2023)
Trainings
He trains in Halle, Germany.
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning silver on parallel bars at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (br.de, 28 Apr 2022; Instagram profile, 17 Aug 2021)
Hero / Idol
German artistic gymnasts Marcel Nguyen and Fabian Hambuchen. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021; hallo-muenchen.de, 12 Sep 2014)
Most influential person in career
German artistic gymnast Fabian Hambuchen. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)
Philosophy / Motto
"Be honest with who you are." (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)
Awards
In 2017 he was named Male Gymnast of the Year by the German Gymnastics Federation [DTB]. (dtb-online.de, 27 Dec 2017)
Additional information
OCCUPATION
He serves as a corporal in the German Armed Forces [Bundeswehr]. "The Bundeswehr is the best opportunity for me to practise my sport. It wouldn't work any other way in a fringe sport like gymnastics." (fr.de, 06 Jul 2023; br.de, 28 Apr 2022; Athlete, 31 Jul 2021; Die Bundeswehr in Berlin Facebook page, 28 Apr 2020)
NAMED ELEMENT
In February 2015 the International Gymnastics Federation [FIG] named an element on parallel bars after him. 'The Dauser' involves a giant swing backward with Makuts to upper arm hang. ''It's a dream come true. Almost all gymnasts want to invent an element and I managed it.'' (ovb-online.de, 09 Apr 2015; fig-gymnastics.com, 25 Feb 2015)
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