Biography
Raffaello IVALDI
 FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA CANOA KAYAK FICK
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| Male | |
| 16/12/1997 | |
| 180 | |
| 77 |
| Athlete entered in: | |||
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| other members of the team: |
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Paolo CECCON | |
| Gabriele CIULLA | |||
| Medals: | |||
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Silver
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Men's C1 U23 | ||
| NICKNAME: | Raffy | |
| HOBBIES: | Basketball ski tennis photography filming | |
| SPORTING RELATIVES: | My brother is always with me when I’m training/ racing. My father competed in the international circuit of canoe slalom until 1993. | |
| OTHER SPORTS: | Ski basketball tennis | |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Coming from a paddling family, Ivaldi grew up idolising American basketball player Tim Duncan. The law student is a two-time world bronze medallist. He also loves skiing and tennis. Ivaldi will make his Olympic debut at Paris 2024. | |
| FACEBOOK: | https://www.facebook.com/raffyivaldi | |
| TWITTER: | https://twitter.com/raffivaldi | |
| INSTAGRAM: | https://www.instagram.com/raffivaldi | |
| PLACE OF RESIDENCE: | I study in Verona and I train in Ivrea. In January February and March I go to Penrith, Australia for the winter preparation | |
| OCCUPATION: | Athlete and student | |
| LANGUAGES: | Italian English Spanish | |
| HIGHER EDUCATION: | I completed the sociologic-economic high school and now i’m studying law at the University of Verona | |
| WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?: | I remember being in my father’s canoe at 2/3 years of age in Adige river in Verona | |
| REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT: | My father was a paddler and he transmitted me the love for this sport | |
| MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER: | My brother | |
| TRAINING PARTNER(S): | My brother | |
| HERO/IDOL: | Tony Estanguet. Tim Duncan because of his dedication to the game and for his respect for the game | |
| SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS: | i always do the same things befoure a race... and 9 seconds befoure the race starts i always kiss my paddle | |
| SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO: | Go big or go home. Why not? | |
| FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE: | Ivrea, because is like a second home! It’s very similar to a natural course and the river is in the city centre! And the whitewater is great! | |
| FAVOURITE FOOD: | sushi | |
| FAVOURITE MUSIC: | Mumford and sons, italian songwriters (Lucio Dalla, mannarino, Jovanotti) | |
| AMBITIONS : | Olympic games | |
| AWARDS AND HONORS: | Italian Olympic committee's Bronze medal for athletic value | |
| CLUB: | Marina militare (italian navy) | |
| NAME OF COACH: | Ettore Ivaldi | |
| NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH: | Italian | |
| SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?: | All my life | |
| TRAINING REGIME: | i use to do more physical training douring the winter and i also do many different exercise in non equilibrium situations to simulate the situation of canoe douring the summer i use to do more technical training and sensibility sessions to understand how to use the water in my favour | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR: | 2013 | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY: | Spain | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION: | World Cup | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION: | La Seu D'Urgell | |
| MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT: | Bronze medal in World Cup 1 in 2017 (Prague, Cze) | |
| BEST RESULTS: | World Championships: Bronze - 2. |
2018 ICF JUNIOR & U23 CANOE SLALOM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Results
| Start Time | Event | Participants | Rank | Results | Available Information | ||
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Jul 17 9:15 |
Men's C1x3 U23 Final |
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5
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102.19
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Jul 18 9:00 |
Men's C1 U23 Heats |
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8
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86.68
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Jul 21 9:00 |
Men's C1 U23 Semifinal |
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1
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81.36
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Jul 21 11:15 |
Men's C1 U23 Final |
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2
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81.28
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