Marek Twardowski

{{short description|Polish sprint canoeist|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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|Olympic Games|0|0|0

|World Championships|3|9|4

|European Championships|2|3|7

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|Total|5|12|11

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{{MedalSport|Men's canoe sprint}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1999 Milan|K-2 500 m}}

{{MedalGold|2006 Szeged|K-1 500 m}}

{{MedalGold|2011 Szeged|K-1 500 m}}

{{MedalSilver|1999 Milan|K-2 1000 m}}

{{MedalSilver|1999 Milan|K-4 200 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2002 Seville|K-2 200 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2002 Seville|K-2 500 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2003 Gainesville|K-2 200 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2005 Zagreb|K-2 500 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2006 Szeged|K-2 200 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2006 Szeged|K-4 1000 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2007 Duisburg|K-4 1000 m}}

{{MedalBronze|1999 Milan|K-2 200 m}}

{{MedalBronze|2005 Zagreb|K-2 200 m}}

{{MedalBronze|2005 Zagreb|K-4 1000 m}}

{{MedalBronze|2007 Duisburg|K-1 500 m}}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships }}

{{MedalGold|1999 Zagreb|K2-200 m }}

{{MedalGold|1999 Zagreb|K2-500 m }}

{{MedalSilver | 2005 Poznań |K2-500 m }}

{{MedalSilver | 2007 Pontevedra | K1-200 m }}

{{MedalSilver|2012 Zagreb|K-1 500 m}}

{{MedalBronze|1999 Zagreb|K2-1000 m }}

{{MedalBronze | 2001 Milan | K2-200 m }}

{{MedalBronze | 2001 Milan | K2-500 m }}

{{MedalBronze|2002 Szeged|K2-200m}}

{{MedalBronze | 2005 Poznań |K4-1000 m }}

{{MedalBronze| 2007 Pontevedra | K1-500 m }}

{{MedalBronze| 2007 Pontevedra | K4-1000 m }}

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Marek Twardowski (born 6 October 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).

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.