Marek Twardowski

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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 place 1999 Milan K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Szeged K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Szeged K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1999 Milan K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1999 Milan K-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2002 Seville K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2002 Seville K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2003 Gainesville K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Zagreb K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2006 Szeged K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2006 Szeged K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2007 Duisburg K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Milan K-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Zagreb K-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Zagreb K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Duisburg K-1 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Zagreb K2-200 m
Gold medal – first place 1999 Zagreb K2-500 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Poznań K2-500 m
Silver medal – second place 2007 Pontevedra K1-200 m
Silver medal – second place 2012 Zagreb K-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Zagreb K2-1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Milan K2-200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Milan K2-500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Szeged K2-200m
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

Marek Twardowski (born 6 October 1979 in

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).

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.

References

Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Poland
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