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Polish-American slalom canoeist (born 1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michal Smolen (born Michał Smoleń, September 13, 1993)[1] is a Polish-American slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008 for the United States.
Medal record | ||
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Men's canoe slalom | ||
Representing United States | ||
World Championships | ||
2015 London | K1 | |
Pan American Games | ||
2015 Toronto | K1 | |
U23 World Championships | ||
2014 Penrith | K1 |
He won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London.[2]
Smolen participated at two Olympic Games. He finished 12th in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[3] He qualified to represent the United States again at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,[4] where he finished 5th in the K1 event.
Smolen's first major victory came at the 2014 Under 23 World Championship in Penrith where he won gold in the K1 event.
His father Rafał represented Poland in canoe slalom and his mother Agnieszka was a Polish national team handball player.[5]
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