Raffaello Ivaldi (16 December 1997) is an Italian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2012.[3] He trains in Ivrea, Italy and is studying law at the University of Verona.[2]

Raffaello Ivaldi
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 (age 26)[1]
Sport
CountryItaly
SportCanoe slalom
EventC1
ClubMarina Militare[2]
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Augsburg C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 London C1 team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Ivrea C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tacen C1 team
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Foz do Iguaçu C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kraków C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Ivrea C1
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kraków C1 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Skopje C1

Ivaldi won two bronze medals in the C1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 2022 and 2023. He won a silver and a bronze medal in the C1 team event at the European Championships. He has also won three medals at the ICF World Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships, with two golds in C1 team (2019, 2015) and one silver in C1 (2018). He earned his best senior world championship result of 15th at the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell.

Ivaldi won back-to-back World Cups in La Seu D'Urgell and Vaires-sur-Marne at the end of 2023 to clinch third in the overall standings.[4]

His brother Zeno Ivaldi is also a slalom canoeist, as was his father Ettore Ivaldi.

Results edit

World Cup individual podiums edit

Season Date Venue Position Event
2017 18 June 2017 Prague 3rd C1
2023 1 September 2023 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C1
6 October 2023 Vaires-sur-Marne 1st C1

Complete World Cup results edit

Year WC1 WC2 WC3 WC4 WC5 Points Position
2013 Cardiff  
 
Augsburg  
 
La Seu  
45
Tacen  
41
Bratislava  
43
6 55th
2014 Lee Valley  
 
Tacen  
 
Prague  
44
La Seu  
 
Augsburg  
 
2 83rd
2015 Prague  
37
Kraków  
36
Liptovský Mikuláš  
40
La Seu  
 
Pau  
 
6 70th
2016 Ivrea  
 
La Seu  
 
Pau  
 
Prague  
23
Tacen  
25
53 35th
2017 Prague  
3
Augsburg  
35
Markkleeberg 
51
Ivrea  
10
La Seu  
27
110 21st
2018 Liptovský Mikuláš  
27
Kraków  
 
Augsburg  
 
Tacen  
 
La Seu  
16
65 28th
2019 Lee Valley  
9
Bratislava  
 
Tacen  
16
Markkleeberg 
8
Prague  
51
105 21st
2021 Prague  
11
Markkleeberg 
15
La Seu  
 
Pau  
25
90 21st
2022 Prague  
25
Kraków  
9
Tacen  
7
Pau  
14
La Seu  
8
196 7th
2023 Augsburg  
17
Prague  
4
Tacen  
30
La Seu  
1
Paris  
1
257 3rd

References edit

  1. ^ "Canoeing - Raffaello Ivaldi". TheSports.org. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Raffaello IVALDI (ITA)". ICF - Planet Canoe. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Raffaello IVALDI (ITA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Fox completes almost perfect season while Ivaldi takes second gold". 6 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.

External links edit