Jakub Stepun (born 30 August 2001 in Trzcianka) is a Polish sprint canoeist and European Championship medalist.
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| Born | August 30, 2001 Trzcianka, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | AZS AWF Poznań | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editStepun began his career at UKS Kajak Trzcianka before joining AS AWF Poznań.[1]
He achieved success in youth categories, winning a gold medal in the K-1 200 meters event at the U23 World Championships in 2021. At the 2022 U23 World Championships, he won three gold medals in the K-2 500 meters (with Bartosz Grabowski), K-2 500 meters mixed (with Martyna Klatt), and K-4 500 meters (with Bartosz Grabowski, Przemysław Korsak, and Wiktor Leszczyński).[2] At the U23 European Championships, he won a gold medal in the K-1 200 meters in 2021 and two gold medals in the K-1 200 meters and K-2 500 meters (with Bartosz Grabowski) in 2022.
In 2022, Stepun won a silver medal at the Senior European Championships in the K-2 200 meters event (with Bartosz Grabowski).[3] His best result at the Senior World Championships is fourth place in the K-1 200 meters in 2021.[4]
At the Polish Senior Championships, Stepun has won four gold medals:
- 2019: K-4 1000 m
- 2021: K-1 200 m
- 2022: K-2 200 m (mixed)
- 2023: K-2 200 m (mixed)
Major results
editOlympic Games
edit| Year | K-2 500 |
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| 2024 | 5 FB |
World championships
edit| Year | K-1 200 | K-2 500 | K-4 500 | XK-4 500 |
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| 2021 | 4 | — | ||
| 2022 | 3 FB | 8 | — | |
| 2023 | 1 FC | 9 | — | |
| 2024 | 
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— | — | 5 |
References
edit- ^ Wiesław Szmagaj Kajakarstwo. Jakub Stepun, wychowanek UKS Kajak Trzcianka, mistrzem Europy U23 K1-200 m
- ^ "Jakub Stepun (Canoë-kayak) : Palmarès et résultats". www.les-sports.info. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Canoe Sprint STEPUN Jakub - European Championships". ec2022results.com. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Canoeresults". www.canoeresults.eu. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
