Giovanni De Gennaro (born 21 July 1992)[1][2] is an Italian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He achieved a gold medal in the Men’s slalom K-1 event in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | 21 July 1992 Brescia, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | K1, Kayak cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S. Carabinieri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editDe Gennaro won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (K1 team: 2013) a silver (K1: 2022) and a bronze (K1 team: 2011). He also won four medals (1 gold, 2 silvers and 1 bronze) at the European Championships.[3]
De Gennaro has competed at three Olympic Games. In his first Olympic participation he finished 7th in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2] He then finished 14th in the K1 event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after being eliminated in the semifinal. His most recent participation in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris resulted in a gold medal in the Men’s slalom K-1 event.
Personal life
editDe Gennaro lives in Roncadelle (Brescia) and he was a member of Corpo Forestale dello Stato, now Carabinieri. His brother Riccardo is a former slalom canoeist. Slalom canoeist Stefanie Horn is Giovanni's sister-in-law.[4]
World Cup individual podiums
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| K1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Kayak cross | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2016 | 4 Jun 2016 | Ivrea | 1st | K1 |
| 2017 | 1 Jul 2017 | Markkleeberg | 1st | K1 |
| 2018 | 9 Sep 2018 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | K1 |
| 2019 | 30 June 2019 | Tacen | 1st | K1 |
| 2021 | 12 June 2021 | Prague | 2nd | K1 |
| 2022 | 11 June 2022 | Prague | 2nd | K1 |
| 28 August 2022 | Pau | 2nd | Kayak cross | |
| 2023 | 2 June 2023 | Augsburg | 1st | K1 |
| 9 June 2023 | Prague | 3rd | K1 | |
| 2024 | 7 June 2024 | Prague | 1st | K1 |
| 20 September 2024 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | K1 |
References
edit- ^ "Giovanni De Gennaro". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Giovanni De Gennaro". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Giovanni DE GENNARO (ITA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Giovanni De Gennaro (ITA)". CanoeICF.com. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
External links
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- Giovanni De Gennaro at the International Canoe Federation
- Giovanni De Gennaro at Olympics.com
- Giovanni De Gennaro at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Giovanni De Gemmaro at CanoeSlalom.net
