František Pitoňák

František Pitoňák (born (1973-06-03)June 3, 1973 in Rakúsy, Kežmarok District, Slovakia) is a Slovak male curler and curling coach.[1]

František Pitoňák
Curler
 ♂
Born (1973-06-03) June 3, 1973
Rakúsy, Kežmarok District, Slovakia
Career
Member Association Slovakia
World Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances		1 (2011)
European Championship
appearances		11 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Other appearancesEuropean Mixed Championship: 2 (2012, 2013)
Medal record
Curling

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

Teams

Men's
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2005–06 Milan KajanFrantišek PitoňákRadomir VozarBoris Kutka
2006–07 František PitoňákBoris KutkaMilan KajanRene PetkoKarel PospichalECC 2006 (19th)
2007–08 Pavol PitoňákFrantišek PitoňákTomáš PitoňákPeter PitoňákMilan KalisGerry "Soupy" CampbellECC 2007 (17th)
2008–09 Pavol PitoňákFrantišek PitoňákTomáš PitoňákPeter PitoňákStefan TurnaGerry "Soupy" CampbellECC 2008 (21th)
2009–10 Pavol PitoňákFrantišek PitoňákTomáš PitoňákPeter PitoňákStefan TurnaGerry "Soupy" CampbellECC 2009 (28th)
2010–11 Pavol PitoňákFrantišek PitoňákTomáš PitoňákPeter PitoňákGerry "Soupy" CampbellECC 2010 (14th)
2011–12 Pavol PitoňákFrantišek PitoňákTomáš PitoňákPeter PitoňákMilan KajanGerry "Soupy" CampbellECC 2011 (24th)
2012–13 Pavol PitoňákFrantišek PitoňákTomáš PitoňákPeter PitoňákRene PetkoGerry "Soupy" CampbellECC 2012 (23th)
2014–15 Pavol PitoňákFrantišek PitoňákTomáš PitoňákPeter PitoňákJuraj GalloECC 2014 (28th)
2015–16 David Misun (fourth)Patrik KapralikJuraj Gallo (skip)Jakub PolakFrantišek PitoňákMarina GallovaECC 2015 (19th)
2017–18 David Misun (fourth)Patrik KapralikJuraj Gallo (skip)Jakub PolakFrantišek PitoňákAlan MitchellECC 2017 (10th)
2018–19 Pavol PitoňákFrantišek PitoňákTomáš PitoňákPeter PitoňákECC 2018 (22th)
2019–20 Pavol PitoňákFrantišek PitoňákTomáš PitoňákPeter PitoňákECC 2019 (25th)

Mixed
Season Skip Third Second Lead Coach Events
2012–13 Pavol PitoňákGabriela KajanováFrantišek PitoňákPetra PitoňákováEMxCC 2012 (9th)
2013–14 Pavol PitoňákDaniela MatulováFrantišek PitoňákZuzana AxamitováVladimira PitoňákováEMxCC 2013 (8th)

Mixed doubles
Season Male Female Coach Events
2010–11 František PitoňákPetra PitoňákováKlaudia RepacikováWMDCC 2011 (15th)

Record as a coach of national teams
Year Tournament, event National team Place
20062006 European Junior Curling Challenge Slovakia (junior men)
11
20082008 European Junior Curling Challenge Slovakia (junior women)
8
20092008 European Junior Curling Challenge Slovakia (junior women)
9
20102010 World Wheelchair Curling Qualification Slovakia (wheelchair)
6
20112012 World Wheelchair Curling Qualification Slovakia (wheelchair)
20122012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship Slovakia (wheelchair)
4
20132013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship Slovakia (wheelchair)
7
20142014 Winter Paralympics Slovakia (wheelchair)
6
20152015 World Wheelchair Curling Championship Slovakia (wheelchair)
4
20152015 European Curling Championships (C Division) Slovakia (men)
20162016 World Wheelchair Curling Championship Slovakia (wheelchair)
9
20162016 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship Slovakia (wheelchair)
20182018 Winter Paralympics Slovakia (wheelchair)
9
20192019 World Wheelchair Curling Championship Slovakia (wheelchair)
6
20202020 World Wheelchair Curling Championship Slovakia (wheelchair)
8

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.[2]

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References
  1. František Pitoňák on the World Curling Federation database
  2. Slovenská curlingová rarita: Súrodenci Pitoňákovci | Športky.sk(in Slovak)


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