Michal Riszdorfer

Michal Riszdorfer

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
	2008 Beijing	K-4 1000 m
	2004 Athens	K-4 1000 m
World Championships
	1998 Szeged	K-2 500 m
	1999 Milan	K-2 1000 m
	2002 Seville	K-4 500 m
	2002 Seville	K-4 1000 m
	2003 Gainesville	K-4 500 m
	2003 Gainesville	K-4 1000 m
	2006 Szeged	K-4 500 m
	2007 Duisburg	K-4 500 m
	2005 Zagreb	K-4 500 m
	2005 Zagreb	K-4 1000 m
	2009 Dartmouth	K-4 200 m
	2001 Poznań	K-4 500 m
	2007 Duisburg	K-4 1000 m
	2009 Dartmouth	K-4 1000 m

Michal Riszdorfer (Hungarian: Riszdorfer Mihály, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈrisdorfɛr ˈmihaːj]; born May 26, 1977 in Bratislava) 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. He has a younger brother Richard, who is also a canoer and member of the multiple medal winning K-4 boat.

External links

• Canoe09.ca profile
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.