Paweł Michał Sarna (born 12 June 1984 in
Nowy Sącz
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is a Polish
slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2000 to 2010, predominantly in the C2 category.
He won a bronze medal in the C2 team event at the
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in
Augsburg
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. He also won two silvers and two bronzes in the same event at the
European Championships
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Competing in two
Summer Olympics
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, he earned his best finish of eighth in the
C2 event in
Beijing
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in
2008
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He changed C2 partners several times during his career. He had most success competing alongside
Marcin Pochwała
Marcin Krzysztof Pochwała (born 14 February 1984) is a Polish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2001.
Career
He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (Mixed C2: 2018), a silve ...
(2001-2008), but he also raced alongside Grzegorz Wójs (2009) and Dawid Dobrowolski (2010).
References
1984 births
Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Living people
Olympic canoeists for Poland
Polish male canoeists
Sportspeople from Nowy Sącz
Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
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