Paweł Michał Sarna (born 12 June 1984 in

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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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. He also won two silvers and two bronzes in the same event at the

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. Competing in two

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, he earned his best finish of eighth in the C2 event in

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. He changed C2 partners several times during his career. He had most success competing alongside

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(2001-2008), but he also raced alongside Grzegorz Wójs (2009) and Dawid Dobrowolski (2010).

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1984 births Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Poland Polish male canoeists Canoeists from Nowy Sącz Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-canoe-bio-stub