Paris 2024 Olympics, an extraordinary Giovanni De Gennaro brings fourth gold to Italy
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Paris 2024 Olympics, an extraordinary Giovanni De Gennaro brings fourth gold to Italy
Fourth gold for Italy at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and it comes from canoeing. Giovanni De Gennaro, a 32-year-old native of Brescia, triumphed in the kayak slalom event with a total time of 88”22 without suffering any penalties.
The silver è went to Frenchman Titouan Castryck in 88”42, also without penalty;. Two second penaltyà instead for Spain’s Pau Echaniz, bronze medalist in 88”87.
È the fourth medal won by Italy in this competition after Pierpaolo Ferrazzi’s gold in Barcelona 1992 and bronze in Sydney 2000 and Daniele Molmenti’s gold in London 2012.
