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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 October 1986 Monza, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Artistic roller skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roberto Riva (born 23 October 1986 in Monza) [1] is an Italian artistic roller skater, 10 times world champion at the Artistic Skating World Championship. [2]
Riva won the silver medal, in freeskating, at the 2009 World Games held in Kaohsiung. [3]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Artistic Skating World Championship | Rome | 1st | Combined event | [4] |
| 1st | Freeskating | [4] | |||
| 2006 | Artistic Skating World Championship |  Murcia | 1st | Combined event | [4] |
| 1st | Figures | [4] | |||
| 2nd | Freeskating | [4] | |||
| 2007 | Artistic Skating World Championship |  Gold Coast | 1st | Combined event | [4] |
| 1st | Figures | [4] | |||
| 1st | Freeskating | [4] | |||
| 2008 | Artistic Skating World Championship |  Kaohsiung | 1st | Combined event | [4] |
| 1st | Figures | [4] | |||
| 1st | Freeskating | [4] | |||
| 2009 | World Games | Kaohsiung | 2nd | Freeskating | [4] |
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