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]
 Halčin at the 2016 European Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Slovak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 May 1991 Košice, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2008 - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Slovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | K1, Kayak cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dukla & KTK Liptovský Mikuláš | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 edit
Major championships results timeline edit
| Event | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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| World Championships | K1 | 38 | Not held | 42 | 11 | 26 | Not held | 25 | 18 | 41 | Not held | 43 | 47 | 30 |
| Kayak cross | Not held | — | — | — | Not held | 66 | 6 | 97 | ||||||
| K1 team | 19 | Not held | 17 | 4 | 2 | Not held | 8 | 15 | 24 | Not held | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
| European Championships | K1 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 26 | 19 | 19 | — | 15 | 29 | 9[a] |
| Kayak cross | Not held | — | — | 38[a] | ||||||||||
| K1 team | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 12 | — | 5 | 4 | 9[a] | |
World Cup individual podiums edit
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2015 | 27 Jun 2015 | Kraków | 2nd | K1 |
References edit
- ^ "MARTIN HALČIN". ktklm.sk. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "Martin HALCIN (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Martin Halčin.
- Martin Halčin at the International Canoe Federation
- Martin Halčin at Olympics.com
- Martin Halčin at the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (in Slovak)
- Martin HALCIN at CanoeSlalom.net
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