Daniele Cristoforo Molmenti (born 1 August 1984 in

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) is an Italian slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1999 to 2016.

Career

On 1 August 2012, his 28th birthday, he won the gold medal in the K1 event at the

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. Molmenti also finished tenth in the K1 event at the

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. Molmenti won six medals at the

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with two golds (K1:

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, K1 team:

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), two silvers (K1 team:

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), and two bronzes (K1 team: 2010,

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). Molmenti is also the European Champion from

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and

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. He also has 2 silver and 3 bronze medals from the European Championships. In

he won the overall

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title in K1. Molmenti finished the 2010 and 2011 seasons as the World No. 1 in the K1 event. He announced his retirement from the sport in 2017, when he became the technical director of the Italian national team.

World Cup individual podiums

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

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References

External links

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2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 12 September 2010 K1 men's total results.
– Retrieved 12 September 2010.
Beijing2008.cn profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Molmenti, Daniele 1984 births Living people Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Italian male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Italy People from Pordenone Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 21st-century Italian people