Martin Halčin

Martin Halčin (born 22 May 1991) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008, specializing mostly in the K1 discipline. He occasionally competes in kayak cross as well.^[2]

Martin Halčin

Halčin at the 2016 European Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Slovak
Born	(1991-05-22) 22 May 1991 (age 34) Košice, Czechoslovakia
Years active	2008 -
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Slovakia
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event	K1, Kayak cross
Club	Dukla & KTK Liptovský Mikuláš
Medal record Representing  Slovakia World Championships 2015 London K1 team 2021 Bratislava K1 team U23 World Championships 2013 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team 2014 Penrith K1 team U23 European Championships 2012 Solkan K1 2013 Bourg St. Maurice K1 2012 Solkan K1 team Junior World Championships 2008 Roudnice nad Labem K1 2008 Roudnice nad Labem K1 team Junior European Championships 2009 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 2009 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team

He won two silver medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 2015 and 2021.

He has won one World Cup medal, a silver in Kraków in 2015.

Halčin had a successful junior and under-23 career, winning the junior world title in K1 in 2008 and the European junior title in the same event in 2009. He is also a two-time under-23 European K1 champion from 2012 and 2013.

Career statistics

Major championships results timeline

Event		2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
World Championships	K1	38	Not held	42	11	26	Not held	25	18
	Kayak cross	Not held						—	—
	K1 team	19	Not held	17	4	2	Not held	8	15
European Championships	K1	8	26	25	4	15	37	26	19
	Kayak cross	Not held
	K1 team	11	11	4	6	4	8	12	7

Event		2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
World Championships	K1	41	Not held	43	47	30	Not held
	Kayak cross	—	Not held	66	6	97	Not held
	K1 team	24	Not held	2	5	5	Not held
European Championships	K1	19	—	15	29	9[a]	44	36
	Kayak cross	Not held		—	—	38[a]	13	NQ
	Kayak cross individual	Not held					7	50
	K1 team	12	—	5	4	9[a]	13	9

1. 2023 European Games

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
2015	27 Jun 2015	Kraków	2nd	K1