Mateusz Polaczyk

Mateusz Polaczyk (born 22 January 1988) is a Polish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2004, specializing in K1 and kayak cross.

Career Polaczyk finished 4th in the K1 event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He also competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, finishing 13th in the K1 event and 8th in kayak cross.

He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four silvers (K1: 2011, 2015; K1 team: 2013, 2018) and three bronzes (K1: 2013, K1 team: 2006, 2023).

He also won three golds, three silvers and three bronzes at the European Championships, including a silver in the K1 team event at the 2023 European Games in Kraków.

Personal life He has four brothers (Grzegorz, Rafał, Henryk and Łukasz) and two sisters (Joanna Mędoń and Iwona) all of whom have competed in canoe slalom.

World Cup individual podiums SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 2012 25 August 2012 Prague 2nd K1 2013 24 August 2013 Bratislava 3rd K1 2014 7 June 2014 Lee Valley 3rd K1 2024 7 June 2024 Prague 2nd K1 14 September 2024 Ivrea 1st K1 2025 29 August 2025 Tacen 3rd K1