Marek Twardowski

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold	1999 Milan	K-2 500 m
Gold	2006 Szeged	K-1 500 m
Gold	2011 Szeged	K-1 500 m
Silver	1999 Milan	K-2 1000 m
Silver	1999 Milan	K-4 200 m
Silver	2002 Seville	K-2 200 m
Silver	2002 Seville	K-2 500 m
Silver	2003 Gainesville	K-2 200 m
Silver	2005 Zagreb	K-2 500 m
Silver	2006 Szeged	K-2 200 m
Silver	2006 Szeged	K-4 1000 m
Silver	2007 Duisburg	K-4 1000 m
Bronze	1999 Milan	K-2 200 m
Bronze	2005 Zagreb	K-2 200 m
Bronze	2005 Zagreb	K-4 1000 m
Bronze	2007 Duisburg	K-1 500 m

Marek Twardowski (born October 6, 1979 in Białystok) is a Polish sprint canoer 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 182cm (6'0) tall and weighs 85kg (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.

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile

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Name	Twardowski, Marek
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Date of birth	October 6, 1979
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