Marek Twardowski

Marek Twardowski (born 6 October 1979 in Białystok) is a Polish sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 1990s. He won fifteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-1 500 m: 2006, K-2 500 m: 1999), nine silvers (K-2 200 m: 2002, 2003, 2006; K-2 500 m: 2002, 2005; K-2 1000 m: 1999, K-4 200 m: 1999, K-4 1000 m: 2006, 2007), and four bronzes (K-1 500 m: 2007, K-2 200 m: 1999, 2005; K-4 1000 m: 2007).

Marek Twardowski
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 0
World Championships 3 9 4
European Championships 2 3 7
European Games 0 0 0
Total 5 12 11
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 MilanK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2006 SzegedK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place2011 SzegedK-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place1999 MilanK-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1999 MilanK-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place2002 SevilleK-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place2002 SevilleK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place2003 GainesvilleK-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place2005 ZagrebK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place2006 SzegedK-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place2006 SzegedK-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2007 DuisburgK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1999 MilanK-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2005 ZagrebK-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2005 ZagrebK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2007 DuisburgK-1 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 ZagrebK2-200 m
Gold medal – first place1999 ZagrebK2-500 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Poznań K2-500 m
Silver medal – second place 2007 Pontevedra K1-200 m
Silver medal – second place2012 ZagrebK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1999 ZagrebK2-1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Milan K2-200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Milan K2-500 m
Bronze medal – third place2002 SzegedK2-200m
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Poznań K4-1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Pontevedra K1-500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Pontevedra K4-1000 m

Twardowski also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the K-2 500 m event at Athens in 2004.

Nicknamed Twardy, he is 1.82 m (6'0) tall and weighs 85 kg (187 lbs). Twardowski is a member of the Sparta Augustów club where he is coached by Andrzej Siemion.

On 9 July 2008 he was named the Polish national flag bearer for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

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