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Marcel Lopuchovský

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Marcel Lopuchovský
Personal information
NationalitySlovak
Born (1977-05-02) 2 May 1977 (age 47)
Košice, Czechoslovakia
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Country Slovakia
Sport Bobsleigh

Marcel Lopuchovský (born 2 May 1977 in Košice) is a former Slovak bobsledder and sprinter who works as a fitness and Olympics coach.[1]

Early life

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Lopuchovský was born on 2 May 1977 in Košice.[2] He did athletics for a maximum of twelve years and learnt how to sprint quickly.[3] Lopuchovský developed an interest in bobsleigh after watching Cool Runnings. He was offered to try the sport whilst in Königssee, Germany.[4]

Career

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Sprinter

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As a sprinter, Lopuchovský debuted at the 2000 Summer Olympics as a member of the Slovak 4x400m relay team.[5] He later competed at the 2002 IAAF World Cup, finishing fourth place with 400 m heats and ran a personal record of 47.40 in Vienna.[6] Lopuchovský went on to finish fifth place during the 400 m event in Szombathely.[7]

Bobsleigh

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At the 2008–09 Bobsleigh World Cup, Lopuchovský teamed up with Milan Jagnešák in the two-man bobsleigh, finishing eighth place.[8]

During the seventh round of 2009–10 Bobsleigh World Cup, Lopuchovský teamed up with Jagnešák, David Rolet, and Andrej Benda in the four-man bobsleigh category. They finished the worst position at 29th place.[9]

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Lopuchovský crashed out during the first run of the four-man event.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Marcel Lopuchovský: Behajte aj každý deň, keď vládzete". Pravda (in Slovak). 6 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Tréner slovenských atlétov Marcel Lopuchovský: Dostať športovca na olympijské hry je vrchol". Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (in Slovak). 28 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Lopuchovský druhým Slovákom na letných aj zimných OH". sportky.zoznam.sk (in Slovak). 8 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Košičan Marcel Lopuchovský bol na olympiáde ako atlét, a chcel by ísť aj ako bobista". Korzár (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 15 February 2008.
  5. ^ "Lopuchovský po 10 rokoch na druhú olympiádu, prvú". SITA (in Slovak). 8 February 2010.
  6. ^ "Atletika: Na HME neuspel taktiež štvrtár Lopuchovský". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 1 March 2002.
  7. ^ "Atletika: Lopuchovský a Žitňanský na 5.mieste na mítingu IAAF v Szombathely". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 15 July 2002.
  8. ^ "Jagnešák s Lopuchovským v Lake Placid na 8. mieste". Sme (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 22 November 2008.
  9. ^ "V štvorboboch víťazný hetrik Langeho, Jagnešák 29". SITA (in Slovak). 17 January 2010.
  10. ^ Matia, Bohuš (14 March 2010). "Marcel Lopuchovský bol sklamaný, šance sa rozplynú po 50 sekundách". Korzár (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press.
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