Giovanni De Gennaro (canoeist)

Giovanni De Gennaro (born 21 July 1992) is an Italian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career
De Gennaro won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (K1 team: 2013) a silver (K1: 2022) and a bronze (K1 team: 2011). He also won four medals (1 gold, 2 silvers and 1 bronze) at the European Championships.

De Gennaro competed at two Olympic Games. In his first Olympic participation he finished 7th in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He then finished 14th in the K1 event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after being eliminated in the semifinal.

Personal life
De Gennaro lives in Roncadelle (Brescia) and he was a member of Corpo Forestale dello Stato, now Carabinieri. His brother Riccardo is a former slalom canoeist. Slalom canoeist Stefanie Horn is Giovanni's sister-in-law.