Andrea Benetti (canoeist)

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Andrea Benetti a Mezzana 2013 in C1
Andrea Benetti
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C2
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Kraków C2

Andrea Benetti (born 28 June 1980 in Turin) is an Italian slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1997 to 2013.

He won a bronze medal in the C2 event at the 2007 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Foz do Iguaçu and again at the 2008 European Championships in Kraków. [1]

Benetti also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the C2 event in Beijing in 2008. [2]

His partner in the C2 boat for most of his career was Erik Masoero.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2006 11 Jun 2006 La Seu d'Urgell 2ndC2

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References

  1. "Profile". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. "Profile". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2017.