Andrea Benetti (born 28 June 1980 in

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...

) is an Italian slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1997 to 2013. He won a bronze medal in the C2 event at the

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in Foz do Iguaçu and again at the 2008 European Championships in

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. Benetti also competed in two

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, earning his best finish of fifth in the C2 event in

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. His partner in the C2 boat for most of his career was

Erik Masoero Erik Masoero (born 2 January 1976 in Turin) is an Italian slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1992 to 2013. He won a bronze medal in the C2 event at the 2007 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Foz do Iguaçu and ag ...

World Cup individual podiums

References

42-83 from Medal Winners ICF updated 2007.pdf?MenuID=Results/1107/0,Medal_winners_since_1936/1510/0 ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
1980 births Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Italian male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Italy Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 21st-century Italian people Sportspeople from Turin {{Italy-canoe-bio-stub