MANFREDI RIZZA

SPECIALITY Sprint K1 m. 200

Date of birth: 26/04/1991

Place of birth: Pavia

Height x weight: 1,74 x 75

First Club: Canottieri Ticino Pavia

Club: Aeronautica

First Coach: Antonio Mortara

Coach: Stefano Loddo

Other sports: Running, bicycle, swimming

Hobby: Video making, multimedia graphics, comics

Relationship Status: Single

Olympic Club: Yes

Olympic Games Participation:

1 (Rio 2016)

Biography

His father Gaetano, a rower, was the first to put him in a canoe at 9 years old at the Canottieri Ticino Pavia, the city where he was born. Trained by Stefano Loddo, he qualified for the Rio Games in 2016 and in his race, the K1 200 metres, he came in sixth. After a sabbatical year during which he wanted to concentrate on his studies to graduate in mechanical engineering, he came fifth at the 2019 World Championships, setting him on a path of constant growth. In his free time, he cultivates his unbridled passion for basketball and loves to cook and eat well, especially homemade pasta. He launched a hashtag of encouragement for his training, #daidaidai (#gogogo), which he is also ready to use in his upcoming races.

Palmares

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Olympic Games

6° Rio (BRA) 2016 – K1 200

World Championships

17° Duisburg (GER) 2013 – K2 200

27° Duisburg (GER) 2013 – K1 200

12° Mosca (RUS) 2014 – K2 200

47° Mosca (RUS) 2014 – K1 200

11° Milano (ITA) 2015 – K2 200

8° Montemor-o-Velho (POR) 2018 – K1 200

5° Szeged (HUN) 2019 – K1 200

European Championships

12° Zagabria (CRO) 2012 – K1 200

9° Montemor-o-Velho (POR) 2013 – K1 500

13° Montemor-o-Velho (POR) 2013 – K1 200

6° Račice (CZE) 2015 – K2 200

7° Račice (CZE) 2015 – K2 500

10° Mosca (RUS) 2016 – K1 200

13° Belgrado (SRB) 2018 – K1 200

Poznan (POL) 2021 – K2 200

5° Poznan (POL) 2021 – K1 200

Other Games

Giochi Europei - European Games 

7° Baku (AZE) 2015 – K2 200

7° Minsk (BLR) 2019 – K1 200