Michal Riszdorfer

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Michal Riszdorfer
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens K-4 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Szeged K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1999 Milan K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2002 Seville K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2002 Seville K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2003 Gainesville K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2003 Gainesville K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Szeged K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 Duisburg K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Zagreb K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Zagreb K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Dartmouth K-4 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Poznań K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Duisburg K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Dartmouth K-4 1000 m

Michal Riszdorfer (Hungarian: Riszdorfer Mihály, pronounced [ˈrisdorfɛr ˈmihaːj]; born 26 May 1977 in Bratislava)[1] is a Slovak sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-4 1000 m with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004.

Riszdorfer has also won fourteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with eight golds (K-2 500 m: 1998, K-2 1000 m: 1999, K-4 500 m: 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007; K-4 1000 m: 2002, 2003), three silvers (K-4 200 m: 2009, K-4 500 m: 2005, K-4 1000 m: 2005), and three bronzes (K-4 500 m: 2001, K-4 1000 m: 2007, 2009).

Riszdorfer is a member of the ŠKP club in Bratislava. He is 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) tall and weighs 78 kg (172 lb).

Personal life

Riszdorfer comes from the Hungarian minority in Slovakia. He was born in Bratislava and lived in Komárno, home to a sizeable Hungarian community on the shores of the Danube, since his early childhood.[2] He has a younger brother Richard, who is also a canoer and member of the multiple medal winning K-4 boat.

References

  1. ^ "Michal Riszdorfer Biography and Olympic Results". Sportsreference. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  2. ^ Murányi, András (19 December 2007). "Határeset" (in Hungarian). Hócipő. Retrieved 15 October 2011. [...] my dad is Hungarian, my mother is Slovak. I was born yet in Czechoslovakia, more precisely in Pozsony [Hungarian for Bratislava], although we live in Komárom since my early childhood. ([...] édesapám magyar, édesanyám szlovák. Még Csehszlovákiában, közelebbről Pozsonyban születtem, ám egész kisgyermek korom óta Komáromban élünk.) {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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