Martin Halčin
Personal information
NationalitySlovak
Born (1991-05-22) 22 May 1991
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 place2015 LondonK1 team
Silver medal – second place2021 BratislavaK1 team
U23 World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2013 Liptovský MikulášK1 team
Bronze medal – third place2014 PenrithK1 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 SolkanK1
Gold medal – first place2013 Bourg St. MauriceK1
Bronze medal – third place2012 SolkanK1 team
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 Roudnice nad LabemK1
Bronze medal – third place2008 Roudnice nad LabemK1 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Liptovský MikulášK1
Bronze medal – third place2009 Liptovský MikulášK1 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

Major championships results timeline

Event 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World Championships K1 38 Not held 42 11 26 Not held 25 18 41 Not held 43 47 30
Kayak cross Not held Not held 66 6 97
K1 team 19 Not held 17 4 2 Not held 8 15 24 Not held 2 5 5
European Championships K1 8 26 25 4 15 37 26 19 19 15 29 9[lower-alpha 1]
Kayak cross Not held 38[lower-alpha 1]
K1 team 11 11 4 6 4 8 12 7 12 5 4 9[lower-alpha 1]
  1. 1 2 3 2023 European Games

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
201527 Jun 2015Kraków2ndK1

References

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