Michal Riszdorfer

Michal Riszdorfer (Hungarian: Riszdorfer Mihály [ˈrizdorfɛr 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.

Michal Riszdorfer
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Slovakia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2004 AthensK-4 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 SzegedK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place1999 MilanK-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2002 SevilleK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2002 SevilleK-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2003 GainesvilleK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2003 GainesvilleK-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2006 SzegedK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2007 DuisburgK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2005 ZagrebK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2005 ZagrebK-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2009 DartmouthK-4 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2001 PoznańK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2007 DuisburgK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2009 DartmouthK-4 1000 m

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. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michal Riszdorfer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  2. Murányi, András (19 December 2007). "Határeset" [Borderline case] (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.)


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