Matthew Hauser

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Matthew Hauser
Matt Hauser and Luke Willian (cropped Hauser).jpg
Personal information
Born (1998-04-03) 3 April 1998 (age 27)
Maryborough, Australia [1]
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportTriathlon
Medal record
Men's triathlon
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Wollongong Men's individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Hamburg Mixed relay
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Mixed relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Triathlon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Birmingham Mixed relay
Super League Triathlon
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Championship Series
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Munich Enduro
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 London Triple Mix
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Neom Enduro

Matthew Hauser (born 3 April 1998) is an Australian triathlete. [2] In 2025 Hauser achieved the rare double of world champion and world mixed relay champion.

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In July 2025, he was a member of the Australian team which won the gold medal at the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships in Hamburg, alongside Sophie Linn, Luke Willian and Emma Jeffcoat. In October of the same year, his home victory in the World Triathlon Championship Series Grand Final in Wollongong, New South Wales confirmed his first individual world title. [3] In 2018, he won the gold medal in the mixed relay event at the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia.

Hauser also competes in Super League Triathlon racing in which he was 2022 Enduro champion. [4]

Early career

In 2018, he won the gold medal in the mixed relay event at the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia. He also finished in 4th place in the men's triathlon. [5] He won a bronze medal in the men's triathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [6]

In 2021, he competed in the men's triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. [7] He also competed in the mixed relay event.

2022 season

Hauser competed at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games where he finished third in the individual event and was also part of the bronze medal winning mixed relay team, alongside Sophie Linn, Jacob Birtwistle and Natalie Van Coevorden. [6]

At Super League Triathlon 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. [8] At SLT Munich, the following week, Hauser took first place ahead of Hayden Wilde, and Vasco Vilaca, putting him in first place in the overall Championship standings heading into the 3rd event. [9] 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 and the silver medal in the series overall. [10]

Track record

The table shows the most significant results (podium finishes) achieved on the international triathlon circuit since 2016 [11]  · [12] .

Individual Track Record
YearCompetitionCountryResultTime
2025 World Championship - Classement généralGold medal icon.svg4250 points
WTCS Wollongong Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Gold medal icon.svg01:42:42
WTCS FréjusSaint-Raphael Flag of France.svg  France Gold medal icon.svg00:50:53
WTCS Hamburg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Silver medal icon.svg00:50:07
WTCS Yokohama Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Silver medal icon.svg01:41:07
WTCS Alghero Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bronze medal icon.svg01:55:55
WTCS Abu Dhabi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Bronze medal icon.svg00:48:23
2024 Grand Prix de Triathlon – Stage Metz Flag of France.svg  France Gold medal icon.svg00:54:03
WTCS Hamburg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Gold medal icon.svg00:50:03
WTCS Yokohama Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Silver medal icon.svg01:42:12
Oceania Triathlon Championships  [ fr ]Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Gold medal icon.svg01:47:20
2023 WTCS Montreal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Gold medal icon.svg00:53:47
WTCS Yokohama Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Silver medal icon.svg01:42:17
Grand Prix de Triathlon – Stage Metz Flag of France.svg  France Gold medal icon.svg00:51:49
2022 Grand Prix de Triathlon – Stage Quiberon Flag of France.svg  France Gold medal icon.svg00:53:09
Commonwealth GamesBirmingham Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Bronze medal icon.svg00:50:50
WTCS Hamburg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Silver medal icon.svg00:53:13
Oceania Cup – Sprint Stage Gold Coast Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Gold medal icon.svg00:52:57
2021Oceania Cup – Sprint Stage Devonport Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Gold medal icon.svg00:53:34
2019 Triathlon World Cup – Stage Nur-Sultan Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Gold medal icon.svg01:43:51
Triathlon World Cup – Super-sprint Stage Chengdu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Gold medal icon.svg00:27:42
2018 Triathlon World Cup – Stage Mooloolaba Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Silver medal icon.svg00:53:13
2017 Triathlon World Cup – Super-sprint Stage Chengdu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Gold medal icon.svg00:26:46
2016Oceania Cup – Stage Osaka Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Gold medal icon.svg00:56:52
Mixed Relay Results
YearCompetitionCountryPositionTime
2025 2025 World Mixed Relay Championships Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Gold medal icon.svg01:16:52
2022 Commonwealth GamesBirmingham Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Bronze medal icon.svg01:17:29
WTS Hamburg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Silver medal icon.svg01:21:03
2018 Commonwealth GamesGold Coast Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Bronze medal icon.svg01:17:29
2017 2017 World Mixed Relay ChampionshipsHamburg Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Gold medal icon.svg01:22:38
Wins in Super League
YearWinsStages
20222 Neom, Munich and Silver medal icon.svg in overall ranking
Total2

References

  1. "Matthew Hauser". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. "Matthew Hauser". World Triathlon. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. Turner, Jonathan (13 July 2025). "WTCS Hamburg 2025 Mixed Relay World Championship: Hauser anchors Australia to glory". Tri247. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  4. Hauser, Matt. "Athlete Profile Matt Hauser SLT". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. "Matthew Hauser". 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  6. 1 2 "England's Yee wins triathlon to claim Games' first gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  7. "Men's Triathlon Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics . Omega SA. 25 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  8. Powell, Megan (4 September 2022). "Wilde Beats Yee In London Again As He Opens Championship Series With A Win". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  9. Powell, Megan (11 September 2022). "Hauser Storms to Victory and Redemption at SLT Munich". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  10. Powell, Megan (29 October 2022). "HAYDEN WILDE WINS 2022 SUPER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  11. "Matthew Hauser - Athlete Profile". Triathlon. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  12. "Matthew Hauser - Pro Triathlon Results | PTO". Professional Triathletes Organisation. Retrieved 21 October 2025.