František Pitoňák (born 3 June 1973 in Rakúsy, Kežmarok District, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak male curler and curling coach.
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 (19th) 2007–08 Pavol Pitoňák František Pitoňák Tomáš Pitoňák Peter Pitoňák Milan Kalis Gerry "Soupy" Campbell (17th) 2008–09 Pavol Pitoňák František Pitoňák Tomáš Pitoňák Peter Pitoňák Stefan Turna Gerry "Soupy" Campbell (21st) 2009–10 Pavol Pitoňák František Pitoňák Tomáš Pitoňák Peter Pitoňák Stefan Turna Gerry "Soupy" Campbell (28th) 2010–11 Pavol Pitoňák František Pitoňák Tomáš Pitoňák Peter Pitoňák Gerry "Soupy" Campbell (14th) 2011–12 Pavol Pitoňák František Pitoňák Tomáš Pitoňák Peter Pitoňák Milan Kajan Gerry "Soupy" Campbell (24th) 2012–13 Pavol Pitoňák František Pitoňák Tomáš Pitoňák Peter Pitoňák Rene Petko Gerry "Soupy" Campbell (23rd) 2014–15 Pavol Pitoňák František Pitoňák Tomáš Pitoňák Peter Pitoňák Juraj Gallo (28th) 2015–16 David Misun (fourth) Patrik Kapralik Juraj Gallo (skip) Jakub Polak František Pitoňák Marina Gallova (19th) 2017–18 David Misun (fourth) Patrik Kapralik Juraj Gallo (skip) Jakub Polak František Pitoňák Alan Mitchell (10th) 2018–19 Pavol Pitoňák František Pitoňák Tomáš Pitoňák Peter Pitoňák (22nd) 2019–20 Pavol Pitoňák František Pitoňák Tomáš Pitoňák Peter Pitoňák (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 (15th)
Record as a coach of national teams Year Tournament, event National team Place 2006 2006 European Junior Curling Challenge (junior men) 2008 2008 European Junior Curling Challenge (junior women) 2009 2008 European Junior Curling Challenge (junior women) 2010 2010 World Wheelchair Curling Qualification (wheelchair) 2011 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Qualification (wheelchair) 2012 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship (wheelchair) 2013 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship (wheelchair) 2014 2014 Winter Paralympics (wheelchair) 2015 2015 World Wheelchair Curling Championship (wheelchair) 2015 2015 European Curling Championships (C Division) (men) 2016 2016 World Wheelchair Curling Championship (wheelchair) 2016 2016 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship (wheelchair) 2018 2018 Winter Paralympics (wheelchair) 2019 2019 World Wheelchair Curling Championship (wheelchair) 2020 2020 World Wheelchair Curling Championship (wheelchair) 2021 2021 World Wheelchair Curling Championship (wheelchair) 2022 2022 Winter Paralympics (wheelchair)
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.Slovenská curlingová rarita: Súrodenci Pitoňákovci | Športky.sk
References
External links
Coach Profile - Frantisek PITONAK - World Para Nordic Skiing - Live results | International Paralympic Committee Pitoňák František - Český svaz curlingu
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