Michal Riszdorfer Explained

Michal Riszdorfer (Hungarian: Riszdorfer Mihály in Hungarian pronounced as /ˈrizdorfɛr ˈmihaːj/; born 26 May 1977 in Bratislava)[1] is a Slovak canoe sprinter who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-4 1000 m with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004.

Riszdorfer has also won fourteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with eight golds (K-2 500 m: 1998, K-2 1000 m: 1999, K-4 500 m: 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007; K-4 1000 m: 2002, 2003), three silvers (K-4 200 m: 2009, K-4 500 m: 2005, K-4 1000 m: 2005), and three bronzes (K-4 500 m: 2001, K-4 1000 m: 2007, 2009).

Riszdorfer is a member of the ŠKP club in Bratislava. He is 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) tall and weighs 78 kg (172 lb).

Personal life

Riszdorfer comes from the Hungarian minority in Slovakia. He was born in Bratislava and lived in Komárno, home to a sizeable Hungarian community on the shores of the Danube, since his early childhood.[2] He has a younger brother Richard, who is also a canoer and member of the multiple medal winning K-4 boat.

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Notes and References

  1. Michal Riszdorfer . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203211807/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/michal-riszdorfer-1.html . dead . 3 December 2016 . 15 October 2011.
  2. Web site: Határeset . Borderline case . Hócipő . András . Murányi . [...] my dad is Hungarian, my mother is Slovak. I was born yet in Czechoslovakia, more precisely in Pozsony [Hungarian for Bratislava], although we live in Komárom since my early childhood. ([...] édesapám magyar, édesanyám szlovák. Még Csehszlovákiában, közelebbről Pozsonyban születtem, ám egész kisgyermek korom óta Komáromban élünk.) . 19 December 2007 . 15 October 2011 . hu.