About Giovanni De Gennaro
Born 1992. Giovanni De Gennaro is an Italian kayaker.
Giovanni De Gennaro (born 21 July 1992) is an Italian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008, specializing in K1 and kayak cross. He is a three time Olympian and an Olympic champion in the K1 event from the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Career De Gennaro has competed at three Olympic Games. In his first Olympic participation he finished 7th in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Personal life 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.
World Cup individual podiums Total K1 6 3 3 12 Kayak cross 0 1 0 1 Kayak cross individual 1 0 1 2 Total 7 4 4 15
SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 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 2024 7 June 2024 Prague 1st K1 20 September 2024 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd K1 2025 28 June 2025 Prague 3rd K1 2026 7 June 2026 Prague 1st Kayak cross individual 12 June 2026 Augsburg 2nd K1 14 June 2026 Augsburg 3rd Kayak cross individual
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Who is Giovanni De Gennaro?
Italian canoeist
When was Giovanni De Gennaro born?
Giovanni De Gennaro was born on 21 July 1992 in Brescia.
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Giovanni De Gennaro is a kayaker.
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Giovanni De Gennaro is Italian.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Giovanni De Gennaro
· DBpedia: Giovanni De Gennaro (canoeist)
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