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Marcel Lopuchovský
Personal information
NationalitySlovak
Born (1977-05-02) 2 May 1977 (age 47)
Košice, Czechoslovakia
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Country Slovakia
Sport Bobsleigh

Marcel Lopuchovský (born 2 May 1977 in Košice) is a former Slovak bobsledder and sprinter who works as a fitness and Olympics coach.

Early life

Lopuchovský was born on 2 May 1977 in Košice. He did athletics for a maximum of twelve years and learnt how to sprint quickly. Lopuchovský developed an interest in bobsleigh after watching Cool Runnings. He was offered to try the sport whilst in Königssee, Germany.

Career

Sprinter

As a sprinter, Lopuchovský debuted at the 2000 Summer Olympics as a member of the Slovak 4x400m relay team. He later competed at the 2002 IAAF World Cup, finishing fourth place with 400 m heats and ran a personal record of 47.40 in Vienna. Lopuchovský went on to finish fifth place during the 400 m event in Szombathely.

Bobsleigh

At the 2008–09 Bobsleigh World Cup, Lopuchovský teamed up with Milan Jagnešák in the two-man bobsleigh, finishing eighth place.

During the seventh round of 2009–10 Bobsleigh World Cup, Lopuchovský teamed up with Jagnešák, David Rolet, and Andrej Benda in the four-man bobsleigh category. They finished the worst position at 29th place.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Lopuchovský crashed out during the first run of the four-man event.

References

  1. "Marcel Lopuchovský: Behajte aj každý deň, keď vládzete". Pravda (in Slovak). 6 May 2013.
  2. "Tréner slovenských atlétov Marcel Lopuchovský: Dostať športovca na olympijské hry je vrchol". Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (in Slovak). 28 April 2021.
  3. "Lopuchovský druhým Slovákom na letných aj zimných OH". sportky.zoznam.sk (in Slovak). 8 February 2010.
  4. "Košičan Marcel Lopuchovský bol na olympiáde ako atlét, a chcel by ísť aj ako bobista". Korzár (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 15 February 2008.
  5. "Lopuchovský po 10 rokoch na druhú olympiádu, prvú". SITA (in Slovak). 8 February 2010.
  6. "Atletika: Na HME neuspel taktiež štvrtár Lopuchovský". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 1 March 2002.
  7. "Atletika: Lopuchovský a Žitňanský na 5.mieste na mítingu IAAF v Szombathely". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 15 July 2002.
  8. "Jagnešák s Lopuchovským v Lake Placid na 8. mieste". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 22 November 2008.
  9. "V štvorboboch víťazný hetrik Langeho, Jagnešák 29". SITA (in Slovak). 17 January 2010.
  10. Matia, Bohuš (14 March 2010). "Marcel Lopuchovský bol sklamaný, šance sa rozplynú po 50 sekundách". Korzár (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press.

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