Paweł Sarna (canoeist)

Paweł Michał Sarna (born 12 June 1984 in Nowy Sącz)[1] is a Polish slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2000 to 2010, predominantly in the C2 category.

Paweł Sarna
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Poland
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Augsburg C2 team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Kraków C2 team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Bratislava C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Nottingham C2 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Kraków C2 team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Kraków C2 team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kraków C2 team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Kraków C2
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Nowy Sącz C2
Silver medal – second place 2002 Nowy Sącz C2 team
Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Bratislava C2 team

He won a bronze medal in the C2 team event at the 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg. He also won two silvers and two bronzes in the same event at the European Championships.[2]

Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the C2 event in Beijing in 2008.[1]

He changed C2 partners several times during his career. He had most success competing alongside Marcin Pochwała (2001-2008), but he also raced alongside Grzegorz Wójs (2009) and Dawid Dobrowolski (2010).

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Paweł Sarna". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Pawel SARNA (POL)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 7 January 2018.