Slovak sprint canoer (born 1981)

Richard Riszdorfer (Hungarian: Riszdorfer Richárd ; born 17 March 1981, in Komárno) 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 event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004.

Riszdorfer has also won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with six golds (K-4 500 m: 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007; K-4 1000 m: 2002, 2003), two silvers (K-4 200 m: 2009, K-4 1000 m: 2005), and three bronzes (K-4 500 m: 2001, K-4 1000 m: 2007, 2009).

Ricsi, the younger brother of teammate Michal, is a member of the ŠKP Bratislava club. He is 181:cm (5'11") tall and weighs 80:kg (176:lbs). He has been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program since August 2002.

Personal life

Riszdorfer belongs to the Hungarian minority in Slovakia.

References

External links

• Canoe09.ca profile
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: fla*er (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of fla*er (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)