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Martin Halčin

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Martin Halčin
Personal information
NationalitySlovak
Born (1991-05-22) 22 May 1991 (age 33)
Košice, Czechoslovakia
Years active2008 -
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)[1]
Sport
CountrySlovakia
SportCanoe slalom
EventK1, Kayak cross
ClubDukla & KTK Liptovský Mikuláš
Medal record
Representing  Slovakia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 London K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Bratislava K1 team
U23 World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Penrith K1 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Solkan K1
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bourg St. Maurice K1
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Solkan K1 team
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Roudnice nad Labem K1
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Roudnice nad Labem K1 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Liptovský Mikuláš K1
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team

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]

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

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Major championships results timeline

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Event 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
World Championships K1 38 Not held 42 11 26 Not held 25
Kayak cross Not held
K1 team 19 Not held 17 4 2 Not held 8
European Championships K1 8 26 25 4 15 37 26
Kayak cross Not held
K1 team 11 11 4 6 4 8 12
Event 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
World Championships K1 18 41 Not held 43 47 30 Not held
Kayak cross Not held 66 6 97 Not held
K1 team 15 24 Not held 2 5 5 Not held
European Championships K1 19 19 15 29 9[a] 44
Kayak cross Not held 38[a] 13
Kayak cross individual Not held 7
K1 team 7 12 5 4 9[a] 13
  1. ^ a b c 2023 European Games

World Cup individual podiums

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

References

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  1. ^ "MARTIN HALČIN". ktklm.sk. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Martin HALCIN (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
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