Daniele Molmenti
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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| Nickname(s) | Cali | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 August 1984 Pordenone, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | K1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Forestale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 announced his retirement from the sport in 2017, when he became the technical director of the Italian national team.[4]
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2004 | 30 May 2004 | Merano | 1st | K1 |
| 2005 | 10 Jul 2005 | Athens | 2nd | K1 |
| 24 Jul 2005 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | K1 | |
| 2006 | 28 May 2006 | Athens | 1st | K1 |
| 2009 | 1 Feb 2009 | Mangahao | 2nd | K11 |
| 5 Jul 2009 | Bratislava | 2nd | K1 | |
| 11 Jul 2009 | Augsburg | 3rd | K1 | |
| 3 Aug 2009 | Kananaskis | 1st | K12 | |
| 2010 | 21 Feb 2010 | Penrith | 1st | K13 |
| 20 Jun 2010 | Prague | 1st | K1 | |
| 27 Jun 2010 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | K1 | |
| 2011 | 13 Aug 2011 | Prague | 2nd | K1 |
| 2016 | 4 Jun 2016 | Ivrea | 2nd | K1 |
- 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.[5]
References
- "Daniele Molmenti". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "Daniele Molmenti of Italy wins men's kayak slalom". The Times Of India. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- "Daniele MOLMENTI (ITA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- Bacci, Antonio. "Si ritira un grande: Daniele Molmenti" (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- "Un tweet (e un'azione) per salvare l'acqua". La Stampa (in Italian). 22 March 2016.
- 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 12 September 2010 K1 men's total results. – Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- Beijing2008.cn profile
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
