Results - 2018 ICF PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Biography

Jakub TOKARZ

Federation :	POLISH CANOE FEDERATION
Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	14/10/1981
Height (cm.) :	178
Weight (Kg.) :

Athlete entered in:
Men's 200m KL1 SENIOR
Men's 200m VL2 SENIOR

NICKNAME:

Kuba

HOBBIES:

Literature, linguistics, the theory and methodology of sport.

OTHER SPORTS:

He competed in able-bodied judo at junior international level, and weightlifting at national level in Poland.

PLACE OF RESIDENCE:

Wroclaw

OCCUPATION:

Athlete

LANGUAGES:

Polish

WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:

He began training in Para canoe sprint in 2011

REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:

After a few years of rehabilitation he became tired of sitting at home and decided to try Para canoe. "I had always liked the sport, and then finding out that it would be at the 2016 Paralympic Games really tempted me. I went to one training session, tried it and decided to continue." (tvn24.pl, 20 Oct 2016)

MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER:

His partner and coach Renata Klekotko.

CLUB:

Start Wroclaw [Poland]

NAME OF COACH:

Renata Klekotko [national, personal], POL

MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:

Winning gold in kayak single K1 200m at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

OTHER INFORMATION:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
2	KL1	2016	Duisburg, GER	50.855
2	KL1	2015	Milan, ITA	52.533
2	VL1	2015	Milan, ITA	58.639
2	V1 200m A	2013	Duisburg, GER	1:03.813
2	K1 200m A	2012	Poznan, POL	58.882
3	VL1	2016	Duisburg, GER	1:01.814
3	V1 200m A	2012	Poznan, POL	1:28.731
4	K1 200m A	2013	Duisburg, GER	53.074
DSQ	K1 200m A	2014	Moscow, RUS	DSQ

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (przegladsportowy.pl, 19 Sep 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (takdlario.pl, 22 Aug 2016)

Impairment Details
His impairment is the result of injuries he sustained in a knife attack at a disco in Wroclaw, Poland, in 2004. (takdlario.pl, 22 Aug 2016)

General
MEDAL FOR COACH
He began working with his coach Renata Klekotko in 2012, and as time went by the pair became romantically involved. He dedicated the gold medal he won at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro to her. "I give my medal to Renata because she deserves it. It is a result of her ideas, planning and support." (przegladsportowy.pl, 19 Sep 2016; wyborcza.pl, 19 Sep 2016; michalpol.blog.pl, 16 Sep 2016)

2013 ICF JUNIOR AND U23 CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Results