Mateusz Polaczyk
{{Short description|Polish canoeist (born 1988)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Mateusz Polaczyk
| image =
| nationality = Polish
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|1|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Limanowa, Poland
| height = 1.78 m
| weight = 75 kg
| country = Poland
| sport = Canoe slalom
| event = K1
| club = Zawisza Bydgoszcz
| show-medals = no
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's canoe slalom}}
{{MedalCountry|{{POL}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2011 Bratislava|K1}}
{{MedalSilver|2013 Prague|K1 team}}
{{MedalSilver|2015 London|K1}}
{{MedalSilver|2018 Rio de Janeiro|K1 team}}
{{MedalBronze|2006 Prague|K1 team}}
{{MedalBronze|2013 Prague|K1}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 London|K1 team}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Games}}
{{Medal|Silver|2023 Kraków|K1 team}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2008 Kraków|K1 team}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Bratislava|K1 team}}
{{MedalGold|2017 Tacen|K1}}
{{MedalSilver|2011 La Seu d'Urgell|K1 team}}
{{MedalSilver|2018 Prague|K1 team}}
{{MedalBronze|2014 Vienna|K1 team}}
{{MedalBronze|2017 Tacen|K1 team}}
{{MedalBronze|2020 Prague|K1}}
{{MedalCompetition|U23 European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2007 Kraków|K1 team}}
{{MedalGold|2011 Banja Luka|K1}}
{{MedalSilver|2010 Markkleeberg|K1 team}}
{{MedalBronze|2008 Solkan|K1 team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Junior World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2006 Solkan|K1}}
{{MedalCompetition|Junior European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2006 Nottingham|K1 team}}
{{MedalSilver|2005 Kraków|K1}}
{{MedalBronze|2006 Nottingham|K1}}
}}
Mateusz Polaczyk (born 22 January 1988) is a Polish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2004.
Career
Polaczyk finished 4th in the K1 event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.{{cite web |title=Mateusz Polaczyk |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/mateusz-polaczyk-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121352/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/mateusz-polaczyk-1.html |archive-date=18 April 2020 |accessdate=10 December 2017 |website=Sports-Reference.com}}
He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four silvers (K1: 2011, 2015; K1 team: 2013, 2018) and three bronzes (K1: 2013, K1 team: 2006, 2023). He also won three golds, three silvers and three bronzes at the European Championships, including a silver in the K1 team event at the 2023 European Games in Kraków.{{cite web|title=Mateusz POLACZYK (POL)|url=https://www.canoeslalom.net/doku.php/en_sportler/spo_10386p|website=CanoeSlalom.net|accessdate=10 December 2017}}
Personal life
He has four brothers (Grzegorz, Rafał, Henryk and Łukasz) and two sisters (Joanna Mędoń and Iwona) all of whom have competed in canoe slalom.{{cite web|title=Mateusz Polaczyk (POL)|url=https://www.canoeicf.com/athlete/mateusz-polaczyk|website=CanoeICF.com|accessdate=14 January 2018}}
World Cup individual podiums
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
!Season !Date !Venue !Position !Event | ||||
| 2012 | align=right| 25 August 2012 | align=left| Prague | bgcolor=silver|2nd | K1 |
| 2013 | align=right| 24 August 2013 | align=left| Bratislava | bgcolor=cc9966|3rd | K1 |
| 2014 | align=right| 7 June 2014 | align=left| Lee Valley | bgcolor=cc9966|3rd | K1 |
| rowspan=2| 2024 | align=right| 7 June 2024 | align=left| Prague | bgcolor=silver|2nd | K1 |
| align=right| 14 September 2024 | align=left| Ivrea | bgcolor=gold|1st | K1 |
References
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Further reading
- {{Webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=9 November 2009 |title=ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007}}
External links
- {{Sports links}}
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Category:Polish male canoeists
Category:Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic canoeists for Poland
Category:Sportspeople from Limanowa
Category:Canoeists from Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Category:Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
Category:Canoeists at the 2023 European Games
Category:European Games silver medalists for Poland
Category:European Games medalists in canoeing
Category:Canoeists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:21st-century Polish sportsmen
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