Martin Halčin Explained

Martin Halčin
Nationality:Slovak
Birth Date:22 May 1991
Birth Place:Košice, Czechoslovakia
Years Active:2008 -
Height:1.79 m
Weight:72 kg[1]
Country:Slovakia
Sport:Canoe slalom
Event:K1, Kayak cross
Club:Dukla & KTK Liptovský Mikuláš
Show-Medals:no

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

Major championships results timeline

Event2011201220132014201520162017
World ChampionshipsK138Not held421126Not held25
Kayak crossNot held
K1 team19Not held1742Not held8
European ChampionshipsK1826254153726
Kayak crossNot held
K1 team1111464812
Event2018201920202021202220232024
World ChampionshipsK11841Not held434730Not held
Kayak crossNot held66697Not held
K1 team1524Not held255Not held
European ChampionshipsK119191529944
Kayak crossNot held3813
Kayak cross individualNot held7
K1 team71254913

World Cup individual podiums

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MARTIN HALČIN . ktklm.sk . 8 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Martin HALCIN (SVK). CanoeSlalom.net. 23 December 2017.