Piotr Szczepański (born 31 July 1988 in Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą) is a Polish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2004. He has competed in C1 and C2. His partner in the C2 boat since 2009 has been Marcin Pochwała.

Piotr Szczepański
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Poland
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Bratislava C2 team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kraków C2
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kraków C2 team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Vienna C2
Silver medal – second place 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C2 team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tacen C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Nottingham C2 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Solkan C1 team
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Solkan C1 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Nottingham C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Kraków C2 team
Piotr Szczepański (front) with Marcin Pochwała at the 2012 Summer Olympics

He won seven medals at the European Championships with six silvers and one bronze.[1]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he competed in the C2 event[2] together with Marcin Pochwała where they finished in 5th place in the final. They also finished 5th at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[3]

World Cup individual podiums

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Season Date Venue Position Event
2010 19 June 2010 Prague 3rd C2
2011 10 July 2011 Markkleeberg 3rd C2
2012 2 September 2012 Bratislava 2nd C2
2013 30 June 2013 Augsburg 3rd C2
2014 22 June 2014 Prague 2nd C2
2015 5 July 2015 Liptovský Mikuláš 3rd C2

References

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  1. ^ "Piotr SZCZEPANSKI (POL)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Piotr Szczepanski". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Piotr Szczepański". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
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