Michal Smolen
Michal Smolen is an American slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008.
He won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London. Smolen finished 12th in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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.Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
2014 | 21 Jun 2014 | Prague | 3rd | K1 |
2017 | 2 Sep 2017 | Ivrea | 2nd | K1 |
2018 | 1 Jul 2018 | Kraków | 3rd | Extreme K1 |