Marek Twardowski

Marek Twardowski (born October 6, 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).

Marek Twardowski
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 0
World Championships 3 9 4
European Championships 2 3 7
European Games 0 0 0
Total 5 12 11
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
1999 MilanK-2 500 m
2006 SzegedK-1 500 m
2011 SzegedK-1 500 m
1999 MilanK-2 1000 m
1999 MilanK-4 200 m
2002 SevilleK-2 200 m
2002 SevilleK-2 500 m
2003 GainesvilleK-2 200 m
2005 ZagrebK-2 500 m
2006 SzegedK-2 200 m
2006 SzegedK-4 1000 m
2007 DuisburgK-4 1000 m
1999 MilanK-2 200 m
2005 ZagrebK-2 200 m
2005 ZagrebK-4 1000 m
2007 DuisburgK-1 500 m
European Championships
1999 ZagrebK2-200 m
1999 ZagrebK2-500 m
2005 Poznań K2-500 m
2007 Pontevedra K1-200 m
2012 ZagrebK-1 500 m
1999 ZagrebK2-1000 m
2001 Milan K2-200 m
2001 Milan K2-500 m
2002 SzegedK2-200m
2005 Poznań K4-1000 m
2007 Pontevedra K1-500 m
2007 Pontevedra K4-1000 m

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
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Bartosz Kizierowski		 Flagbearer for  Poland
2008 Beijing		 Succeeded by
Agnieszka Radwańska


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