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.

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
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
Medal record
Canoe slalom
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 1 0 1
European Championships 0 0 1
World Championships (U23) 1 1 1
European Championships (U23) 0 0 4
World Championships (Junior) 1 0 0
European Championships (Junior) 1 0 1
Total 4 1 8
World Championships
2013 PragueK1 team
2011 BratislavaK1 team
European Championships
2015 MarkkleebergK1 team
U23 World Championships
2012 WausauK1 team
2014 PenrithK1
2013 Liptovský MikulášK1
U23 European Championships
2011 Banja LukaK1 team
2013 Bourg-Saint-MauriceK1
2014 SkopjeK1 team
2015 KrakówK1 team
Junior World Championships
2010 FoixK1
Junior European Championships
2009 Liptovský MikulášK1 team
2010 MarkkleebergK1 team

Biography

He 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 bronze medal in the same event at the 2015 European Championships in Markkleeberg.[3] He won two World Cup races in the K1 class (Ivrea 2016 and Markkleeberg 2017). De Gennaro finished 7th in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2]

He lives in Roncadelle (Brescia) and he is a member of Corpo Forestale dello Stato. 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

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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