Marek Twardowski

Marek Twardowski (born October 6, 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
	1999 Milan	K-2 500 m
	2006 Szeged	K-1 500 m
	2011 Szeged	K-1 500 m
	1999 Milan	K-2 1000 m
	1999 Milan	K-4 200 m
	2002 Seville	K-2 200 m
	2002 Seville	K-2 500 m
	2003 Gainesville	K-2 200 m
	2005 Zagreb	K-2 500 m
	2006 Szeged	K-2 200 m
	2006 Szeged	K-4 1000 m
	2007 Duisburg	K-4 1000 m
	1999 Milan	K-2 200 m
	2005 Zagreb	K-2 200 m
	2005 Zagreb	K-4 1000 m
	2007 Duisburg	K-1 500 m
European Championships
	1999 Zagreb	K2-200 m
	1999 Zagreb	K2-500 m
	2005 Poznań	K2-500 m
	2007 Pontevedra	K1-200 m
	2012 Zagreb	K-1 500 m
	1999 Zagreb	K2-1000 m
	2001 Milan	K2-200 m
	2001 Milan	K2-500 m
	2002 Szeged	K2-200m
	2005 Poznań	K4-1000 m
	2007 Pontevedra	K1-500 m
	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 July 9, 2008 he was named the Polish national flag bearer for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.