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František Pitoňák

{{Short description|Slovak curler and coach}}

{{Infobox curler

| name = František Pitoňák

| gender = male

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|6|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Rakúsy, Kežmarok District, Slovakia

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| Member Association = {{SVK}}

| World Championship appearances =

| World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances = 1 ({{WMDCC|2011}})

| European Championship appearances = 11 ({{EuCC|2006}}, {{EuCC|2007}}, {{EuCC|2008}}, {{EuCC|2009}}, {{EuCC|2010}}, {{EuCC|2011}}, {{EuCC|2012}}, {{EuCC|2015}}, {{EuCC|2017}}, {{EuCC|2018}}, {{EuCC|2019}})

| Other appearances = European Mixed Championship: 2 (2012, 2013)

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{{MedalSport | Curling}}

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František Pitoňák (born 3 June 1973 in Rakúsy, Kežmarok District, Slovakia) is a Slovak male curler and curling coach.{{worldcurling}}

As a coach of Slovak wheelchair curling team he participated in 2014 and 2018 Winter Paralympics.

Teams

=Men's=

class="wikitable"
scope="col" width=60| Season

! scope="col"| Skip

! scope="col"| Third

! scope="col"| Second

! scope="col"| Lead

! scope="col"| Alternate

! scope="col"| Coach

! scope="col"| Events

scope="row"| 2005–06

| Milan Kajan || František Pitoňák || Radomir Vozar || Boris Kutka || || ||

scope="row"| 2006–07

| František Pitoňák || Boris Kutka || Milan Kajan || Rene Petko || Karel Pospichal || || {{EuCC|2006|ECC 2006}} (19th)

scope="row"| 2007–08

| Pavol Pitoňák || František Pitoňák || Tomáš Pitoňák || Peter Pitoňák || Milan Kalis || Gerry "Soupy" Campbell || {{EuCC|2007|ECC 2007}} (17th)

scope="row"| 2008–09

| Pavol Pitoňák || František Pitoňák || Tomáš Pitoňák || Peter Pitoňák || Stefan Turna || Gerry "Soupy" Campbell || {{EuCC|2008|ECC 2008}} (21st)

scope="row"| 2009–10

| Pavol Pitoňák || František Pitoňák || Tomáš Pitoňák || Peter Pitoňák || Stefan Turna || Gerry "Soupy" Campbell || {{EuCC|2009|ECC 2009}} (28th)

scope="row"| 2010–11

| Pavol Pitoňák || František Pitoňák || Tomáš Pitoňák || Peter Pitoňák || || Gerry "Soupy" Campbell || {{EuCC|2010|ECC 2010}} (14th)

scope="row"| 2011–12

| Pavol Pitoňák || František Pitoňák || Tomáš Pitoňák || Peter Pitoňák || Milan Kajan || Gerry "Soupy" Campbell || {{EuCC|2011|ECC 2011}} (24th)

scope="row"| 2012–13

| Pavol Pitoňák || František Pitoňák || Tomáš Pitoňák || Peter Pitoňák || Rene Petko || Gerry "Soupy" Campbell || {{EuCC|2012|ECC 2012}} (23rd)

scope="row"| 2014–15

| Pavol Pitoňák || František Pitoňák || Tomáš Pitoňák || Peter Pitoňák || Juraj Gallo || || {{EuCC|2014|ECC 2014}} (28th)

scope="row"| 2015–16

| David Misun (fourth) || Patrik Kapralik || Juraj Gallo (skip) || Jakub Polak || František Pitoňák || Marina Gallova || {{EuCC|2015|ECC 2015}} (19th)

scope="row"| 2017–18

| David Misun (fourth) || Patrik Kapralik || Juraj Gallo (skip) || Jakub Polak || František Pitoňák || Alan Mitchell || {{EuCC|2017|ECC 2017}} (10th)

scope="row"| 2018–19

| Pavol Pitoňák || František Pitoňák || Tomáš Pitoňák || Peter Pitoňák || || || {{EuCC|2018|ECC 2018}} (22nd)

scope="row"| 2019–20

| Pavol Pitoňák || František Pitoňák || Tomáš Pitoňák || Peter Pitoňák || || || {{EuCC|2019|ECC 2019}} (25th)

=Mixed=

class="wikitable"
scope="col"| Season

! scope="col"| Skip

! scope="col"| Third

! scope="col"| Second

! scope="col"| Lead

! scope="col"| Coach

! scope="col"| Events

scope="row"| 2012–13

| Pavol Pitoňák || Gabriela Kajanová || František Pitoňák || Petra Pitoňáková || || EMxCC 2012 (9th)

scope="row"| 2013–14

| Pavol Pitoňák || Daniela Matulová || František Pitoňák || Zuzana Axamitová || Vladimira Pitoňáková || EMxCC 2013 (8th)

=Mixed doubles=

class="wikitable"
scope="col"| Season

! scope="col"| Male

! scope="col"| Female

! scope="col"| Coach

! scope="col"| Events

scope="row"| 2010–11

| František Pitoňák || Petra Pitoňáková || Klaudia Repaciková || {{WMDCC|2011|WMDCC 2011}} (15th)

Record as a coach of national teams

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scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Tournament, event

! scope="col"| National team

! scope="col"| Place

20062006 European Junior Curling Challenge{{SVK}} (junior men){{center|11}}
20082008 European Junior Curling Challenge{{SVK}} (junior women){{center|8}}
20092008 European Junior Curling Challenge{{SVK}} (junior women){{center|9}}
20102010 World Wheelchair Curling Qualification{{SVK}} (wheelchair){{center|6}}
20112012 World Wheelchair Curling Qualification{{SVK}} (wheelchair){{center|{{Gold1}}}}
20122012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship{{SVK}} (wheelchair){{center|4}}
20132013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship{{SVK}} (wheelchair){{center|7}}
20142014 Winter Paralympics{{SVK}} (wheelchair){{center|6}}
20152015 World Wheelchair Curling Championship{{SVK}} (wheelchair){{center|4}}
20152015 European Curling Championships (C Division){{SVK}} (men){{center|{{Silver2}}}}
20162016 World Wheelchair Curling Championship{{SVK}} (wheelchair){{center|9}}
20162016 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship{{SVK}} (wheelchair){{center|{{Bronze3}}}}
20182018 Winter Paralympics{{SVK}} (wheelchair){{center|9}}
20192019 World Wheelchair Curling Championship{{SVK}} (wheelchair){{center|6}}
20202020 World Wheelchair Curling Championship{{SVK}} (wheelchair){{center|8}}
20212021 World Wheelchair Curling Championship{{SVK}} (wheelchair){{center|10}}
20222022 Winter Paralympics{{SVK}} (wheelchair){{center|4}}

Personal life

He is from big family of curlers: three of his brothers (Pavol, Tomáš and Peter) are František's teammates, they played together many times on European championships and other international curling tournaments; one more his brother Dušan played wheelchair curling (František coaches their wheelchair team on Worlds and Winter Paralympics); other family members also are curlers or coaches.[https://sportky.zoznam.sk/c/57048/slovenska-curlingova-rarita-surodenci-pitonakovci Slovenská curlingová rarita: Súrodenci Pitoňákovci | Športky.sk]{{in lang|sk}}

References

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External links

  • {{sports links}}
  • [https://www.paralympic.org/nordic-skiing/live-results/info-live-results/PWG2018/en/wheelchair-curling/athlete-profile-n3058326-frantisek-pitonak.htm Coach Profile - Frantisek PITONAK - World Para Nordic Skiing - Live results | International Paralympic Committee]
  • [http://old.curling.cz/?player_name_start=P&player_name=&player_id=667&page=3 Pitoňák František - Český svaz curlingu]{{in lang|cs}}
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  • Video: {{youTube|K4D-cXPVbMA|2018 Winter Paralympic Games, wheelchair curling, round robin, Great Britain - Slovakia}}

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Category:Living people

Category:1973 births

Category:People from Kežmarok District

Category:Sportspeople from the Prešov Region

Category:Slovak male curlers

Category:Slovak curling coaches

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