Daniele Molmenti

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Daniele Molmenti
Personal information
Full nameDaniele Cristoforo Molmenti
NicknameCali
Born (1984-08-01) 1 August 1984 (age 41)
Pordenone, Italy
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Sport Canoe slalom
EventK1
Club G.S. Forestale
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking No. 1 (2010-11, K1)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London K1
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Tacen K1
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Prague K1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Penrith K1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Prague K1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Tacen K1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Bratislava K1 team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Nottingham K1
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 La Seu d'Urgell K1
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Augsburg K1
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Kraków K1
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Kraków K1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Skopje K1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Tacen K1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Markkleeberg K1 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Kraków K1
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Kraków K1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Kraków K1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Nottingham K1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Nottingham K1 team
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Nowy Sącz K1
Junior European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Bratislava K1

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.

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Career

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]

World Cup individual podiums

Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
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SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2004 30 May 2004 Merano 1stK1
2005 10 July 2005 Athens 2ndK1
24 July 2005 La Seu d'Urgell 1stK1
2006 28 May 2006 Athens 1stK1
2009 1 February 2009 Mangahao 2ndK1 1
5 July 2009 Bratislava 2ndK1
11 July 2009 Augsburg 3rdK1
3 August 2009 Kananaskis 1stK1 2
2010 21 February 2010 Penrith 1stK1 3
20 June 2010 Prague 1stK1
27 June 2010 La Seu d'Urgell 1stK1
2011 13 August 2011 Prague 2ndK1
2016 4 June 2016 Ivrea 2ndK1
1 Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points
2 Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points
3 Oceania Canoe Slalom Open counting for World Cup points

Other activities

In 2016, he was one of the Italian celebrities lending their support to the Green Cross campaign for World Water Day. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniele Molmenti". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Daniele Molmenti of Italy wins men's kayak slalom". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Daniele MOLMENTI (ITA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "ICF Canoe Slalom World Rankings". 14 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Bacci, Antonio (26 January 2017). "Si ritira un grande: Daniele Molmenti" (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Un tweet (e un'azione) per salvare l'acqua". La Stampa (in Italian). 22 March 2016.
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