Dušan Pitoňák (born 7 August 1965 in Poprad) is a Slovak wheelchair curler.[1]
| Dušan Pitoňák | |
|---|---|
| ♂ | |
| Born | 7 August 1965 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Wheelchair Curling Club, Dubnica nad Váhom |
| Skip | Radoslav Ďuriš |
| Third | Peter Zaťko |
| Second | Dušan Pitoňák |
| Lead | Monika Kunkelová |
| Alternate | Imrich Lyócsa |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Slovakia |
| World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 7 (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2024) |
| Paralympic appearances | 2 (2014, 2018) |
He participated at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Paralympics where Slovak team finished on sixth and ninth places respectively.
Wheelchair curling teams and events edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Radoslav Ďuriš | Dušan Pitoňák | Branislav Jakubec | Alena Kánová | Imrich Lyócsa | Pavol Pitoňák | WWhCQ 2008 (10th) |
| 2010–11 | Radoslav Ďuriš | Dušan Pitoňák | Branislav Jakubec | Alena Kánová | Monika Kunkelová | František Pitoňák | WWhCQ 2010 (6th) |
| 2011–12 | Radoslav Ďuriš | Branislav Jakubec | Dušan Pitoňák | Monika Kunkelová | Alena Kánová (WWhCC) | František Pitoňák | WWhCQ 2011  WWhCC 2012 (4th) |
| 2012–13 | Radoslav Ďuriš | Branislav Jakubec | Dušan Pitoňák | Monika Kunkelová | Alena Kánová | František Pitoňák | WWhCC 2013 (7th) |
| 2013–14 | Radoslav Ďuriš | Branislav Jakubec | Dušan Pitoňák | Monika Kunkelová | Alena Kánová | František Pitoňák | WPG 2014 (6th) |
| 2014–15 | Radoslav Ďuriš | Branislav Jakubec | Dušan Pitoňák | Monika Kunkelová | Imrich Lyócsa | František Pitoňák | WWhCC 2015 (4th) |
| 2015–16 | Radoslav Ďuriš | Dušan Pitoňák | Peter Zaťko | Monika Kunkelová | Imrich Lyócsa | František Pitoňák | WWhCC 2016 (9th) |
| 2016–17 | Radoslav Ďuriš | Dušan Pitoňák | Peter Zaťko | Monika Kunkelová | Imrich Lyócsa | František Pitoňák | WWhBCC 2016 
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| 2017–18 | Dušan Pitoňák (fourth) | Radoslav Ďuriš (skip) | Peter Zaťko | Monika Kunkelová | Imrich Lyócsa | František Pitoňák, Pavol Pitoňák |
WPG 2018 (9th) |
| 2018–19 | Radoslav Ďuriš | Dušan Pitoňák | Imrich Lyócsa | Monika Kunkelová | Peter Zaťko | František Pitoňák (WWhCC), Milan Bubenik |
WWhBCC 2018  WWhCC 2019 (6th) |
| 2019–20 | Radoslav Ďuriš | Peter Zaťko | Dušan Pitoňák | Monika Kunkelová | Imrich Lyócsa | František Pitoňák | WWhCC 2020 (8th) |
References edit
- ^ Dusan Pitonak on the World Curling database
External links edit
- Dusan Pitonak at the International Paralympic Committee
- Dušan Pitoňák at the Slovenský Paralympijský Výbor [sk] (in Slovak)
- Profile at the 2014 Winter Paralympics site at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 March 2014)
- Profile at the 2018 Winter Paralympics site[permanent dead link]
- Video: 2018 Winter Paralympic Games, wheelchair curling, round robin, Great Britain - Slovakia on YouTube
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