František Pitoňák

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

František Pitoňák
 
Born (1973-06-03) 3 June 1973 (age 51)
Curling 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

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Men's

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2005–06 Milan Kajan František Pitoňák Radomir Vozar Boris Kutka
2006–07 František Pitoňák Boris Kutka Milan Kajan Rene Petko Karel Pospichal ECC 2006 (19th)
2007–08 Pavol Pitoňák František Pitoňák Tomáš Pitoňák Peter Pitoňák Milan Kalis Gerry "Soupy" Campbell ECC 2007 (17th)
2008–09 Pavol Pitoňák František Pitoňák Tomáš Pitoňák Peter Pitoňák Stefan Turna Gerry "Soupy" Campbell ECC 2008 (21st)
2009–10 Pavol Pitoňák František Pitoňák Tomáš Pitoňák Peter Pitoňák Stefan Turna Gerry "Soupy" Campbell ECC 2009 (28th)
2010–11 Pavol Pitoňák František Pitoňák Tomáš Pitoňák Peter Pitoňák Gerry "Soupy" Campbell ECC 2010 (14th)
2011–12 Pavol Pitoňák František Pitoňák Tomáš Pitoňák Peter Pitoňák Milan Kajan Gerry "Soupy" Campbell ECC 2011 (24th)
2012–13 Pavol Pitoňák František Pitoňák Tomáš Pitoňák Peter Pitoňák Rene Petko Gerry "Soupy" Campbell ECC 2012 (23rd)
2014–15 Pavol Pitoňák František Pitoňák Tomáš Pitoňák Peter Pitoňák Juraj Gallo ECC 2014 (28th)
2015–16 David Misun (fourth) Patrik Kapralik Juraj Gallo (skip) Jakub Polak František Pitoňák Marina Gallova ECC 2015 (19th)
2017–18 David Misun (fourth) Patrik Kapralik Juraj Gallo (skip) Jakub Polak František Pitoňák Alan Mitchell ECC 2017 (10th)
2018–19 Pavol Pitoňák František Pitoňák Tomáš Pitoňák Peter Pitoňák ECC 2018 (22nd)
2019–20 Pavol Pitoňák František Pitoňák Tomáš Pitoňák Peter Pitoňák ECC 2019 (25th)

Mixed

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Coach Events
2012–13 Pavol Pitoňák Gabriela Kajanová František Pitoňák Petra Pitoňáková EMxCC 2012 (9th)
2013–14 Pavol Pitoňák Daniela Matulová František Pitoňák Zuzana Axamitová Vladimira Pitoňáková EMxCC 2013 (8th)

Mixed doubles

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Season Male Female Coach Events
2010–11 František Pitoňák Petra Pitoňáková Klaudia Repaciková WMDCC 2011 (15th)

Record as a coach of national teams

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Year Tournament, event National team Place
2006 2006 European Junior Curling Challenge   Slovakia (junior men)
11
2008 2008 European Junior Curling Challenge   Slovakia (junior women)
8
2009 2008 European Junior Curling Challenge   Slovakia (junior women)
9
2010 2010 World Wheelchair Curling Qualification   Slovakia (wheelchair)
6
2011 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Qualification   Slovakia (wheelchair)
 
2012 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship   Slovakia (wheelchair)
4
2013 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship   Slovakia (wheelchair)
7
2014 2014 Winter Paralympics   Slovakia (wheelchair)
6
2015 2015 World Wheelchair Curling Championship   Slovakia (wheelchair)
4
2015 2015 European Curling Championships (C Division)   Slovakia (men)
 
2016 2016 World Wheelchair Curling Championship   Slovakia (wheelchair)
9
2016 2016 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship   Slovakia (wheelchair)
 
2018 2018 Winter Paralympics   Slovakia (wheelchair)
9
2019 2019 World Wheelchair Curling Championship   Slovakia (wheelchair)
6
2020 2020 World Wheelchair Curling Championship   Slovakia (wheelchair)
8
2021 2021 World Wheelchair Curling Championship   Slovakia (wheelchair)
10
2022 2022 Winter Paralympics   Slovakia (wheelchair)
4

Personal life

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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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