| František Pitoňák | |
|---|---|
| ♂ | |
| Born | 3 June 1973 |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Slovakia |
| World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances | 1 (2011) |
| European Championship appearances | 11 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019) |
| Other appearances | European Mixed Championship: 2 (2012, 2013) |
Medal record | |
František Pitoňák (born 3 June 1973 in Rakúsy, Kežmarok District, Slovakia) is a Slovak male curler and curling coach.[1]
As a coach of Slovak wheelchair curling team he participated in 2014 and 2018 Winter Paralympics.
Teams
Men's
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Milan Kajan | František Pitoňák | Radomir Vozar | Boris Kutka | |||
| 2006–07 | František Pitoňák | Boris Kutka | Milan Kajan | Rene Petko | Karel Pospichal | ECC 2006 (19th) | |
| 2007–08 | Pavol Pitoňák | František Pitoňák | Tomáš Pitoňák | Peter Pitoňák | Milan Kalis | Gerry "Soupy" Campbell | ECC 2007 (17th) |
| 2008–09 | Pavol Pitoňák | František Pitoňák | Tomáš Pitoňák | Peter Pitoňák | Stefan Turna | Gerry "Soupy" Campbell | ECC 2008 (21st) |
| 2009–10 | Pavol Pitoňák | František Pitoňák | Tomáš Pitoňák | Peter Pitoňák | Stefan Turna | Gerry "Soupy" Campbell | ECC 2009 (28th) |
| 2010–11 | Pavol Pitoňák | František Pitoňák | Tomáš Pitoňák | Peter Pitoňák | Gerry "Soupy" Campbell | ECC 2010 (14th) | |
| 2011–12 | Pavol Pitoňák | František Pitoňák | Tomáš Pitoňák | Peter Pitoňák | Milan Kajan | Gerry "Soupy" Campbell | ECC 2011 (24th) |
| 2012–13 | Pavol Pitoňák | František Pitoňák | Tomáš Pitoňák | Peter Pitoňák | Rene Petko | Gerry "Soupy" Campbell | ECC 2012 (23rd) |
| 2014–15 | Pavol Pitoňák | František Pitoňák | Tomáš Pitoňák | Peter Pitoňák | Juraj Gallo | ECC 2014 (28th) | |
| 2015–16 | David Misun (fourth) | Patrik Kapralik | Juraj Gallo (skip) | Jakub Polak | František Pitoňák | Marina Gallova | ECC 2015 (19th) |
| 2017–18 | David Misun (fourth) | Patrik Kapralik | Juraj Gallo (skip) | Jakub Polak | František Pitoňák | Alan Mitchell | ECC 2017 (10th) |
| 2018–19 | Pavol Pitoňák | František Pitoňák | Tomáš Pitoňák | Peter Pitoňák | ECC 2018 (22nd) | ||
| 2019–20 | Pavol Pitoňák | František Pitoňák | Tomáš Pitoňák | Peter Pitoňák | ECC 2019 (25th) |
Mixed
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Pavol Pitoňák | Gabriela Kajanová | František Pitoňák | Petra Pitoňáková | EMxCC 2012 (9th) | |
| 2013–14 | Pavol Pitoňák | Daniela Matulová | František Pitoňák | Zuzana Axamitová | Vladimira Pitoňáková | EMxCC 2013 (8th) |
Mixed doubles
| Season | Male | Female | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | František Pitoňák | Petra Pitoňáková | Klaudia Repaciková | WMDCC 2011 (15th) |
Record as a coach of national teams
Personal life
He is from big family of curlers: three of his brothers (Pavol, Tomáš and Peter) are František's teammates, they played together many times on European championships and other international curling tournaments; one more his brother Dušan played wheelchair curling (František coaches their wheelchair team on Worlds and Winter Paralympics); other family members also are curlers or coaches.[2]
References
- ^ František Pitoňák on the World Curling database
- ^ Slovenská curlingová rarita: Súrodenci Pitoňákovci | Športky.sk(in Slovak)
External links
- František Pitoňák at World Athletics
- František Pitoňák at World Curling
- Coach Profile - Frantisek PITONAK - World Para Nordic Skiing - Live results | International Paralympic Committee
- Pitoňák František - Český svaz curlingu(in Czech)
- František Pitoňák on Facebook
- Video: 2018 Winter Paralympic Games, wheelchair curling, round robin, Great Britain - Slovakia on YouTube
| This biographical article relating to curling in Slovakia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This page was last edited on 16 June 2023, at 11:58