Raffaello Ivaldi

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 a silver and a bronze medal in the C1 team event at the European Championships. He has 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 earned his best senior world championship result of 15th at the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell.

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.