Daniele Scarpa (born 3 January 1964) is an Italian canoe sprinter who competed from the mid-1980s to 1997. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Atlanta in 1996 with a gold in the K-2 1000 m and a silver in the K-2 500 m events.

Daniele Scarpa
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1964-01-03) 3 January 1964 (age 60)
Venice, Italy
Sport
SportCanoeing
EventCanoe sprint
ClubG.S. Fiamme Oro
Retired2009
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta K-2 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Duisburg K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1995 Duisburg K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1993 Copenhagen K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1994 Mexico City K-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Mechelen K-2 10000 m

Biography

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Scarpa also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 500 m and K-2 1000 m: both 1995), two silvers (K-2 1000 m: 1993, 1994), and a bronze (K-2 10000 m: 1985).

He quit the national team in 1997 to what he claimed was widespread doping. Scarpa also was elected to the local government as a member of the Greens Party. Scarpa married the paralympian archer Sandra Truccolo in 2007 and they offer canoeing courses.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Daniel Scarpa biography, besport.org, retrieved 27 September 2014
  • Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
  • RAI Profile
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniele Scarpa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  • Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Kayak Pairs 1000 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press, Limited. p. 476.
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