Marek Twardowski

Marek Twardowski (born 6 October 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 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
	1999 Zagreb	K2-200 m
	1999 Zagreb	K2-500 m
	2005 Poznań	K2-500 m
	2007 Pontevedra	K1-200 m
	2012 Zagreb	K-1 500 m
	1999 Zagreb	K2-1000 m
	2001 Milan	K2-200 m
	2001 Milan	K2-500 m
	2002 Szeged	K2-200m
	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 9 July 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 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
• Marek Twardowski at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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