 Halčin at the 2016 European Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Slovak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1991-05-22) 22 May 1991 (age 33) Košice, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2008 - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Slovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | K1, Kayak cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dukla & KTK Liptovský Mikuláš | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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
Major championships results timeline
| Event | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | 44 |
| Kayak cross | Not held | — | — | 38 | 13 | |||
| Kayak cross individual | Not held | 7 | ||||||
| K1 team | 7 | 12 | — | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2015 | 27 Jun 2015 | Kraków | 2nd | K1 |
References
- "MARTIN HALČIN". ktklm.sk. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- "Martin HALCIN (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
External links
- 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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