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Olympic Games

Year	Location	K1
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	7

World Championships

Year	Location	K1	CSLX	K1 Team
2019	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP	15	-	12
2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	8	DNS	8
2017	Pau, FRA	35	-	12
2015	London, GBR	12	-	12
2014	McHenry, MD, USA	6	-	5
2013	Prague, CZE	10	-	1
2011	Bratislava, SVK	45	-	3

Oceania Open Championships

Year	Location	K1
2019	Penrith, NSW, AUS	11

European Championships

Year	Location	K1	K1 Team
2021	Ivrea, ITA	2	4
2020	Prague, CZE	23	7
2019	Pau, FRA	11	6
2018	Prague, CZE	9	11
2017	Tacen, SLO	18	4

World Cup - Overview per season since 2017

Year	Event	Standings	Three best ranks per season
2021	Kayak	-	1 x 2nd, 1 x 4th
2019	Kayak	5th	1 x 1st, 1 x 7th, 1 x 8th
2018	Kayak	9th	1 x 1st, 1 x 13th, 1 x 32nd
2017	Kayak	7th	1 x 1st, 1 x 11th, 1 x 21st

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
1	2019	Kayak	Tacen, SLO
1	2018	Kayak	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP
1	2017	Kayak	Markkleeberg, GER
2	2021	Kayak	Prague, CZE
4	2021	Kayak	Markkleeberg, GER
7	2019	Kayak	Prague, CZE
8	2019	Kayak	Markkleeberg, GER
11	2017	Kayak	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP
13	2019	Kayak	Lee Valley, GBR
13	2018	Kayak	Krakow, POL

Legend
IP - In Progress, C - Canoe, K - Kayak, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Giovi (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Playing music, basketball. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Athlete

English, Italian

Centro Sportivo Carabinieri [Rome, ITA]

Daniele Molmenti [national]

His sister-in-law Stefanie Horn and his brother Riccardo De Gennaro have both represented Italy in canoe slalom. Stefanie competed in the K1 event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, while Riccardo has participated in World Cup events. (corriere.it, 13 Aug 2015; rio2016.coni.it, 01 Jul 2016; SportsDeskOnline, 26 Feb 2020)

He began paddling at age seven at Canoe Club Brescia in Italy. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021; corriere.it, 13 Sep 2013)

His father encouraged him and his brother to try the sport. "The passion for canoeing was transmitted to me by my father and my brother who always took me to practise it." (inabottle.it, 13 Nov 2019; corriere.it, 13 Sep 2013)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (thesportspirit.com, 18 Jan 2019)

He trains four hours a day, which includes kayaking on flat water and gym workouts. He focuses on technique and speed in the weeks leading up to competitions. (thesportspirit.com, 18 Jan 2019)

Coach Gianni Zanardello. (corriere.it, 13 Sep 2013)