Pierpaolo Ferrazzi (born 23 July 1965 in

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) is an Italian slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the mid-2000s (decade). Competing in four

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, he won two medals in the K1 event with a gold in

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and a bronze in

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. Ferrazzi also won three silver medals in the K1 team event at the

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, earning them in

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and

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. He won the overall

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title in K1 twice (

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and

). At the

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he has won a total of three medals (2 golds and 1 bronze).

World Cup individual podiums

References

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1965 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Italian male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships Sportspeople from Bassano del Grappa 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-Olympic-medalist-stub