Mateusz Polaczyk

Mateusz Polaczyk
Personal information
Nationality Polish
Born (1988-01-22) 22 January 1988
Limanowa, Poland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Poland
Sport Canoe slalom
Event(s) K1
Club Zawisza Bydgoszcz

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

He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four silvers (K1: 2011, 2015; K1 team: 2013, 2018) and two bronzes (K1: 2013, K1 team: 2006). He also won three golds, two silvers and two bronzes at the European Championships.[1]

Polaczyk finished 4th in the K1 event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[2]

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

References

  1. "Mateusz POLACZYK (POL)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. "Mateusz Polaczyk". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. "Mateusz Polaczyk (POL)". CanoeICF.com. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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