Marcin Pochwała

Marcin Krzysztof Pochwała (born 14 February 1984) is a Polish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2001.[1]

Marcin Pochwała
Pochwała and Szczepański in 2012
Personal information
Full nameMarcin Krzysztof Pochwała
NationalityPolish
Born (1984-02-14) 14 February 1984
Nowy Sącz, Poland
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryPoland
SportCanoe slalom
Event(s)C2, Mixed C2
ClubKKK Krakow
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Poland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Rio de JaneiroMixed C2
Silver medal – second place2019 La Seu d'UrgellMixed C2
Bronze medal – third place2003 AugsburgC2 team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2008 KrakówC2 team
Silver medal – second place2010 BratislavaC2 team
Silver medal – second place2013 KrakówC2
Silver medal – second place2013 KrakówC2 team
Silver medal – second place2014 ViennaC2
Silver medal – second place2016 Liptovský MikulášC2 team
Silver medal – second place2017 TacenC2 team
Bronze medal – third place2007 Liptovský MikulášC2 team
Bronze medal – third place2009 NottinghamC2 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place2004 KrakówC2 team
Gold medal – first place2005 KrakówC2 team
Gold medal – first place2007 KrakówC2 team
Silver medal – second place2007 KrakówC2
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2002 Nowy SączC2
Silver medal – second place2002 Nowy SączC2 team
Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place2001 BratislavaC2 team

Career

He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (Mixed C2: 2018), a silver (Mixed C2: 2019) and a bronze (C2 team: 2003). He also won seven silvers and two bronzes at the European Championships.[2]

Competing in four Summer Olympics in the C2 event, he earned his best finish of fifth in 2012 in London and again in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (both with Piotr Szczepański). He was 8th in 2008 and 10th in 2004 (both with Paweł Sarna).[1]

He has changed C2 partners several times during his career. He's had most success competing alongside Paweł Sarna (2001–2008) and Piotr Szczepański (since 2009). He was also partnered occasionally by Jarosław Miczek (2005) and Sławomir Mordarski (2006).

His partner in the mixed C2 boat is Aleksandra Stach.

Ski jumper Tomasz Pochwała is his cousin.[3]

World Cup individual podiums
Season Date Venue Position Event
201019 June 2010Prague3rdC2
201110 July 2011Markkleeberg3rdC2
20122 September 2012Bratislava2ndC2
201330 June 2013Augsburg3rdC2
201422 June 2014Prague2ndC2
20155 July 2015Liptovský Mikuláš3rdC2
201830 June 2018Kraków3rdMixed C2

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marcin Pochwała". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. "Marcin POCHWALA (POL)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  3. "Marcin Pochwala (POL)". CanoeICF.com. Retrieved 7 January 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.