Stefano Cipressi (born 25 November 1982) is an Italian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2000. Cipressi is an athlete of the

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Biography

He won a complete set of medals at the

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with a gold (K1:

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), a silver (K1 team: 2006), and a bronze (K1 team:

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). He also won two bronze medals at the

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. Cipressi switched to single canoe (C1) class later on in his career and finished 13th in this event at the

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World Cup individual podiums

¹ World Championship counting for World Cup points

References

2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 12 September 2010 K1 men's team final results
- accessed 12 September 2010. *

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cipressi, Stefano Italian male canoeists 1982 births Living people Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Italy Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships Canoeists of Marina Militare Sportspeople from Turin 21st-century Italian sportsmen