Polish canoeist (born 1988)
Mateusz Polaczyk
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Nationality | Polish |
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Born | (1988-01-22) 22 January 1988 (age 36) Limanowa, Poland |
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Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
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Country | Poland |
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Sport | Canoe slalom |
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Event | K1 |
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Club | Zawisza Bydgoszcz |
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Mateusz Polaczyk (born 22 January 1988) is a Polish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2004.
Career
Polaczyk finished 4th in the K1 event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1]
He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four silvers (K1: 2011, 2015; K1 team: 2013, 2018) and three bronzes (K1: 2013, K1 team: 2006, 2023). He also won three golds, three silvers and three bronzes at the European Championships, including a silver in the K1 team event at the 2023 European Games in Kraków.[2]
Personal life
He has four brothers (Grzegorz, Rafał, Henryk and Łukasz) and two sisters (Joanna Mędoń and Iwona) all of whom have competed in canoe slalom.[3]
World Cup individual podiums
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