Martin Halčin
Slovak slalom canoeist (born 1991)
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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.[2]
Halčin at the 2016 European Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Slovak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 May 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2008 - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Slovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | K1, Kayak cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dukla & KTK Liptovský Mikuláš | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
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| World Championships | K1 | 41 | Not held | 43 | 47 | 30 | Not held | 15 |
| Kayak cross | — | Not held | 66 | 6 | 97 | Not held | 32 | |
| Kayak cross individual | Not held | 28 | ||||||
| K1 team | 24 | Not held | 2 | 5 | 5 | Not held | 4 | |
| European Championships | K1 | 19 | — | 15 | 29 | 9[a] | 44 | 36 |
| Kayak cross | Not held | — | — | 38[a] | 13 | NQ | ||
| Kayak cross individual | Not held | 7 | 50 | |||||
| K1 team | 12 | — | 5 | 4 | 9[a] | 13 | 9 | |
- 2023 European Games
