Marek Twardowski

Marek Twardowski

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
	1999 Milan	K-2 500 m
	2006 Szeged	K-1 500 m
	2011 Szeged	K-1 500 m
	1999 Milan	K-2 1000 m
	1999 Milan	K-4 200 m
	2002 Seville	K-2 200 m
	2002 Seville	K-2 500 m
	2003 Gainesville	K-2 200 m
	2005 Zagreb	K-2 500 m
	2006 Szeged	K-2 200 m
	2006 Szeged	K-4 1000 m
	2007 Duisburg	K-4 1000 m
	1999 Milan	K-2 200 m
	2005 Zagreb	K-2 200 m
	2005 Zagreb	K-4 1000 m
	2007 Duisburg	K-1 500 m
European Championships
	2012 Zagreb	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 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 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