Marta Walczykiewicz


Marta Anna Walczykiewicz is a Polish sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. She won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with one gold, eight silvers and a bronze.

Career

At the 2015 European Games Walczykiewicz won Poland's first gold medal in the K-1 200 m event. In June 2015, she competed in the inaugural European Games, for 2015 European Games|Poland] in canoe sprint, and won a gold medal in the K-1 200m.
She competed for Poland at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 [200 metres|women's K-1 200 metres] and the women's K-4 500 metres. She won the silver medal in the women's K-1 200 m event. Her team in the women's K-4 500 m event finished in 9th place. Walczykiewicz was the flag bearer for Poland during the closing ceremony. She also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.