SWOBODA Markus Mendy

Austria
Canoe Sprint
5 Feb 1990
31
Male
KL2,VL3
LINZ
 
Austria
LINZ
 
Austria

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
CSP Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL2 5
Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL3 DSQ

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Sea Forest Waterway
Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL2 Heat 1
#5
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL3 Heat 2
#18
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL2 Semi-final 2
#24
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL2 Final A
#31
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
2Kayak Single 200m - KL22016Rio de Janeiro, BRA43.726
World Championships
1Kayak Single 200m - KL22015Milan, ITA42.542
1Men's K1 200m TA2014Moscow, RUS40.928
1Men's K1 200m TA2013Duisburg, GER40.790
1Men's K1 200m TA2012Poznan, POL44.614
1Men's K1 200m TA2011Szeged, HUN44.055
1Men's K1 200m TA2010Poznan, POL44.617
2Kayak Single 200m - KL22017Racice, CZE42.508
2Va'a Single 200m - VL22017Racice, CZE52.312
2Kayak Single 200m - KL22016Duisburg, GER43.068
4Kayak Single 200m - KL22018Montemor-o-Velho, POR43.605
7Kayak Single 200m - KL22019Szeged, HUN44.34
8Va'a Single 200m - VL32018Montemor-o-Velho, POR52.042
8Men's V1 200m TA2014Moscow, RUS54.867
25Va'a Single 200m - VL32019Szeged, HUN56.22
European Championships
1Kayak Single 200m - KL22018Belgrade, SRB42.906
1Kayak Single 200m - KL22017Plovdiv, BUL41.316
1Va'a Single 200m - VL22017Plovdiv, BUL55.820
2Kayak Single 200m - KL22021Duisburg, GER47.859
2Kayak Single 200m - KL22019Poznan, POL45.063
4Va'a Single 200m - VL32018Belgrade, SRB52.257
5Va'a Single 200m - VL32021Duisburg, GER51.258
13Va'a Single 200m - VL32019Poznan, POL54.011
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Mendy (Facebook page, 14 Jun 2021)
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Armed Forces Athlete
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Chemistry - University of Graz, Austria
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English, German
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KRV Schnecke Linz [Austria]
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Vasile Lehaci [national]
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He won a silver medal in Para karate at the 2016 World Championships in Linz, Austria. He has also competed in canoe polo at club level in Austria. (heute.at, 17 Jun 2021; Facebook page, 25 Jun 2017)
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2010 for Austria, European Championships in Trasona, Spain (paralympic.org, 2016)
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He took up paddling at age 10 in Linz, Austria. He began competing in Para canoe sprint in 2010. (Athlete, 06 Sep 2016; the paralympics.upberflip.com, 2016)
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His father was an athlete and he originally wanted to be water skier. "I was discovered by accident when I was playing around in a canoe." (ehcliwestlinz.at, 31 Mar 2016; Athlete, 06 Sep 2016)
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His father. (Athlete, 06 Sep 2016)
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"No shortcuts, no excuses." (markus-achleitner.at, 12 Jul 2021)
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He was named the 2018 Para Sportsman of the Year by the Austrian Armed Forces [Bundesheer]. (kanuverband.at, 23 Sep 2018)

General Interest

Classification
KL2, VL3 (ICF, 01 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 06 Sep 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 06 Sep 2016)

Impairment Details
He lost both legs at age seven in an accident involving a woodchip heating system. (Athlete, 06 Sep 2016)

General
RIO EXPERIENCE
He won a silver medal in the KL2 200m at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "It was a great time, the silver medal outshone everything. But the preparation, the way to the 2016 Games was really hard. When it was done, I didn't celebrate wildly. I was so exhausted that I was just lying there for two days. You cannot imagine how much pressure and stress is associated with such a project." (kanuverband.at, 13 Oct 2019)

OTHER ROLES
He has served as canoe athletes' representative in the sports advisory board of the Austrian Olympic Committee [OOC]. (oepc.at, 01 Jan 2020, 30 May 2018)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
DSQ:
Disqualified
Content 1 (removed through CDN)
Content 2 (removed through CDN).
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