Giovanni De Gennaro (canoeist)

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.

Giovanni De Gennaro
Giovanni De Gennaro during the 2019 Canoe slalom World Championships.
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992
Brescia, Italy
Sport
Country Italy
SportCanoe slalom
RankNo. 7
Event(s)K1
ClubC.S. Carabinieri

Career

De Gennaro won two medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 2013 and a bronze in 2011. He also won a silver and a bronze medal at the European Championships.[3]

De Gennaro competed at two 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.

Personal life

De 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

Season Date Venue Position Event
20164 Jun 2016Ivrea1stK1
20171 Jul 2017Markkleeberg1stK1
20189 Sep 2018La Seu d'Urgell1stK1
201930 June 2019Tacen1stK1
202112 June 2021Prague2ndK1

References

  1. "Giovanni De Gennaro". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. "Giovanni De Gennaro". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. "Giovanni DE GENNARO (ITA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. "Giovanni De Gennaro (ITA)". CanoeICF.com. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
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