Raffaello Ivaldi (16 December 1997) is an Italian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2012. He trains in Ivrea, Italy and is studying law at the University of Verona.
Ivaldi won two bronze medals in the C1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 2022 and 2023. He won one silver and two bronze medals in the C1 team event at the European Championships.
He also won three medals at the ICF World Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships, with two golds in C1 team (2019, 2015) and one silver in C1 (2018).
He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, finishing 14th in the C1 event.
Ivaldi won back-to-back World Cups in La Seu D'Urgell and Vaires-sur-Marne at the end of 2023 to clinch third in the overall standings.
His brother Zeno Ivaldi is also a slalom canoeist, as was his father Ettore Ivaldi.
Results World Cup individual podiums SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 2017 18 June 2017 Prague 3rd C1 2023 1 September 2023 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C1 6 October 2023 Vaires-sur-Marne 1st C1 2024 14 September 2024 Ivrea 3rd C1 2026 13 June 2026 Augsburg 1st C1
Complete World Cup results Year WC1 WC2 WC3 WC4 WC5 Points Position 2013 Cardiff Augsburg La Seu 45Tacen 41Bratislava 43 6 55th 2014 Lee Valley Tacen Prague 44 La Seu Augsburg 2 83rd 2015Prague 37Kraków 36Liptovský Mikuláš 40 La Seu Pau 6 70th 2016 Ivrea La Seu Pau Prague 23Tacen 25 53 35th 2017Prague 3Augsburg 35Markkleeberg51Ivrea 10La Seu 27 110 21st 2018Liptovský Mikuláš 27 Kraków Augsburg Tacen La Seu 16 65 28th 2019Lee Valley 9 Bratislava Tacen 16Markkleeberg8Prague 51 105 21st 2021Prague 11Markkleeberg15 La Seu Pau 25 90 21st 2022Prague 25Kraków 9Tacen 7Pau 14La Seu 8 196 7th 2023Augsburg 17Prague 4Tacen 30La Seu 1Paris 1 2573rd
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