Richard Riszdorfer
Richard Riszdorfer (Hungarian: Riszdorfer Richárd [ˈrizdorfɛr ˈrihaːrd]; born 17 March 1981, in Komárno)[1] is a Slovak sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-4 1000 m event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2008 Beijing | K-4 1000 m |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2004 Athens | K-4 1000 m |
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2002 Seville | K-4 500 m |
| 2002 Seville | K-4 1000 m |
| 2003 Gainesville | K-4 500 m |
| 2003 Gainesville | K-4 1000 m |
| 2006 Szeged | K-4 500 m |
| 2007 Duisburg | K-4 500 m |
| 2005 Zagreb | K-4 1000 m |
| 2009 Dartmouth | K-4 200 m |
| 2001 Poznań | K-4 500 m |
| 2007 Duisburg | K-4 1000 m |
| 2009 Dartmouth | K-4 1000 m |
Riszdorfer has also won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with six golds (K-4 500 m: 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007; K-4 1000 m: 2002, 2003), two silvers (K-4 200 m: 2009, K-4 1000 m: 2005), and three bronzes (K-4 500 m: 2001, K-4 1000 m: 2007, 2009).
Ricsi, the younger brother of teammate Michal, is a member of the ŠKP Bratislava club. He is 181 cm (5'11") tall and weighs 80 kg (176 lbs). He has been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program since August 2002.
Personal life
Riszdorfer belongs to the Hungarian minority in Slovakia.[2][3]
References
- "Richard Riszdorfer Biography and Olympic Results". Sportsreference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- "Magyar sportsikerek nyomában #8" [In the wake of Hungarian sports successes #8] (in Hungarian). Hócipő. 11 February 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
Brothers Mihály and Richard Riszdorfer – kayakers, Hungarian boys from Komárno, key members of the so far five times World champion Slovakian kayak quartet. (Riszdorfer Mihály és Richárd testvérpár – kajakosok, komáromi magyar fiúk, oszlopos tagjai az eddig 5 világbajnoki aranyéremmel dicsekedhető Szlovák kajaknégyesnek.)
- Nagy, Myrtil (2012). "Maďari". In Myrtil Nagy (ed.). Naše národnostné menšiny. Šamorín: Fórum inštitút pre výskum menšín. p. 9. ISBN 978-80-89249-57-2.
External links
- Canoe09.ca profile
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
- 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)