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Matthew Hauser (born 3 April 1998) is an Australian triathlete. In 2021, he competed in the men's triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics 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 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia.
Junior World Champion in 2017, Australian Matt Hauser finished 4th in the Commonwealth Games 2018 before finally scoring his first World Cup wins a year later, with back-to-back golds in Chengdu and Nur-Sultan. In 2021, Hauser scooped the bronze at the U23 World Championships.
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May 1, 2024 · For Aussie triathlete Matt Hauser, the World Triathlon Cup Wollongong was meant to be a high point - a chance to shine in front of a home crowd, including his close family, and build momentum towards his ultimate goal, the Paris Olympics. But sometimes, life has other plans.
Mar 1, 2024 · After storming to a maiden WTCS win last summer in a performance that put his name on the lips of the entire triathlon community, Hauser was sidetracked by a bout of COVID-19 that forced him out of the Paris Test Event. He did not simply lose out on a chance to scope the Olympic course.
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Physically imposing and with a level racing head on his shoulders, Matt Hauser made a significant impression on the triathlon scene early in his career. Boasting an exemplary record as a junior – with victories in Japan and Canada as well as across his native Australia – he won his first elite World Cup race in the spring of 2017, just a month afte...
May 2017: Hauser breaks the tape in China
Hauser’s first significant senior win comes in the ITU World Cup race in Chengdu in China, outsprinting Azerbaijan’s Rostislav Pevtsov. It proves that Hauser can hold his nerve under pressure; the first four athletes home are separated by just six seconds.
July 2017: A first world title for the Queenslander
Despite still only being 19, Hauser lands an elite world title, part of the Australian mixed relay quartet that take the crown in Hamburg that also includes Charlotte McShane, Ashleigh Gentle and Jacob Birtwhistle.
September 2017: A coronation for his second world crown
Hauser signs off a tremendous breakthrough year by securing a second world title in two months, this time under his own steam. In Rotterdam, he becomes junior world champion having established the cushion of a 30-second lead over the rest of the field. Such a formidable opponent when his nose is in front, the Aussie was never going to relinquish that advantage.
On becoming junior world champion in 2017:“From 45th place last year to having two world titles this year – what an honour. And also to be the first Australian male to win the junior world champs in 18 years. I crossed the finish line and embraced my mum. My parents are legends. They’ve had my back from day one.” On the pandemic destroying the tria...
Time is very much on the Queenslander’s side. At the midway point of his twenties, he has already amassed a wealth of race experience at various levels, along with a bagful of championship medals. His sparkling post-pandemic form (the Olympics aside) shows that no-one should be surprised if Hauser becomes one of the dominant forces on the WTCS circ...
Welcoming Matt Hauser 🇦🇺 A 2 x world champion by the age of 19, Hauser may have a lifetime worth of accolades already, but he still has many years ahead of him at the top of the sport that we are proud to support. 2024 is all about the road to Paris as Matt embarks on his second Olympic campaign.
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Matthew Hauser, hailing from Hervey Bay, stands as Australia's premier triathlete on the global stage. Coming into the Paris 2024 Olympic year as a top-10 world ranked triathlete, his journey to success has been nothing short of meteoric.
