Mateusz Polaczyk

Mateusz Polaczyk (born 22 January 1988) is a Polish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2004.

Mateusz Polaczyk
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1988-01-22) 22 January 1988
Limanowa, Poland
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryPoland
SportCanoe slalom
EventK1
ClubZawisza Bydgoszcz
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Poland
World Championships
2011 BratislavaK1
2013 PragueK1 team
2015 LondonK1
2018 Rio de JaneiroK1 team
2006 PragueK1 team
2013 PragueK1
2023 LondonK1 team
European Games
2023 KrakówK1 team
European Championships
2008 KrakówK1 team
2010 BratislavaK1 team
2017 TacenK1
2011 La Seu d'UrgellK1 team
2018 PragueK1 team
2014 ViennaK1 team
2017 TacenK1 team
2020 PragueK1
U23 European Championships
2007 KrakówK1 team
2011 Banja LukaK1
2010 MarkkleebergK1 team
2008 SolkanK1 team
Junior World Championships
2006 SolkanK1
Junior European Championships
2006 NottinghamK1 team
2005 KrakówK1
2006 NottinghamK1

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

Season Date Venue Position Event
201225 August 2012Prague2ndK1
201324 August 2013Bratislava3rdK1
20147 June 2014Lee Valley3rdK1
20247 June 2024Prague2ndK1

References

  1. "Mateusz Polaczyk". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. "Mateusz POLACZYK (POL)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. "Mateusz Polaczyk (POL)". CanoeICF.com. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

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