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| Full name | Daniele Cristoforo Molmenti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Cali | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 August 1984 Pordenone, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | K1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Forestale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | No. 1 (2010-11, K1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Daniele Cristoforo Molmenti (born 1 August 1984 in Pordenone) [1] is an Italian slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1999 to 2016.
On 1 August 2012, his 28th birthday, he won the gold medal in the K1 event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. [2] Molmenti also finished tenth in the K1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Molmenti won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (K1: 2010, K1 team: 2013), two silvers (K1 team: 2005, 2006), and two bronzes (K1 team: 2010, 2011). [3]
Molmenti is also the European Champion from 2009, 2011 and 2012. He also has 2 silver and 3 bronze medals from the European Championships. In 2010 he won the overall World Cup title in K1. [3] Molmenti finished the 2010 and 2011 seasons as the World No. 1 in the K1 event. [4]
He announced his retirement from the sport in 2017, when he became the technical director of the Italian national team. [5]
 |  |  | Total | |
| K1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 30 May 2004 | Merano | 1st | K1 |
| 2005 | 10 July 2005 | Athens | 2nd | K1 |
| 24 July 2005 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | K1 | |
| 2006 | 28 May 2006 | Athens | 1st | K1 |
| 2009 | 1 February 2009 | Mangahao | 2nd | K1 1 |
| 5 July 2009 | Bratislava | 2nd | K1 | |
| 11 July 2009 | Augsburg | 3rd | K1 | |
| 3 August 2009 | Kananaskis | 1st | K1 2 | |
| 2010 | 21 February 2010 | Penrith | 1st | K1 3 |
| 20 June 2010 | Prague | 1st | K1 | |
| 27 June 2010 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | K1 | |
| 2011 | 13 August 2011 | Prague | 2nd | K1 |
| 2016 | 4 June 2016 | Ivrea | 2nd | K1 |
In 2016, he was one of the Italian celebrities lending their support to the Green Cross campaign for World Water Day. [6]
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