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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 July 1992 Brescia, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | K1, Kayak cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S. Carabinieri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
De Gennaro won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (K1 team: 2013) a silver (K1: 2022) and a bronze (K1 team: 2011). He also won two silvers and one 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.
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]
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2016 | 4 Jun 2016 | Ivrea | 1st | K1 |
| 2017 | 1 Jul 2017 | Markkleeberg | 1st | K1 |
| 2018 | 9 Sep 2018 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | K1 |
| 2019 | 30 June 2019 | Tacen | 1st | K1 |
| 2021 | 12 June 2021 | Prague | 2nd | K1 |
| 2022 | 11 June 2022 | Prague | 2nd | K1 |
| 28 August 2022 | Pau | 2nd | Kayak cross | |
| 2023 | 2 June 2023 | Augsburg | 1st | K1 |
| 9 June 2023 | Prague | 3rd | K1 |
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