Manfredi "Mampe" Rizza (born 26 April 1991) is an Italian

canoeist Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle. Common meanings of the term are limited to when the canoeing is the central purpose of the activity. Broader meanings include when it is combined with other acti ...

. He finished sixth in the K-1 200 metres event at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

. He won a silver medal in Men's K-1 200 metres, at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

Life

He studied

mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...

at the

University of Pavia The University of Pavia ( it, Università degli Studi di Pavia, UNIPV or ''Università di Pavia''; la, Alma Ticinensis Universitas) is a university located in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. There was evidence of teaching as early as 1361, making it one ...

. Rizza took up kayaking in 2000.Manfredi Rizza
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* 1991 births Living people Italian male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Italy Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in canoeing Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games European Games competitors for Italy Canoeists at the 2015 European Games Canoeists at the 2019 European Games Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in canoeing University of Pavia alumni {{Italy-canoe-bio-stub