Pierpaolo Ferrazzi (born 23 July 1965 in Bassano del Grappa) is an Italian slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the mid-2000s (decade). Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K1 event with a gold in 1992 and a bronze in 2000.

Pierpaolo Ferrazzi
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona K1
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney K1
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1989 Savage River K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Bourg St.-Maurice K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Penrith K1 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Mezzana K1
Gold medal – first place 2000 Mezzana K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Tacen K1 team

Ferrazzi also won three silver medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 1989, 2002 and 2005.

He won the overall World Cup title in K1 twice (1990 and 1992). At the European Championships he has won a total of three medals (2 golds and 1 bronze).

World Cup individual podiums

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      Total
K1 2 10 1 13
Season Date Venue Position Event
1989 12 August 1989 Mezzana 3rd K1
1990 1990 Savage River 2nd K1
18 August 1990 Bourg St.-Maurice 1st K1
26 August 1990 Tacen 1st K1
1992 31 May 1992 Nottingham 2nd K1
7 June 1992 Merano 2nd K1
1993 31 August 1993 Ocoee 2nd K1
1994 10 July 1994 Bourg St.-Maurice 2nd K1
1995 9 July 1995 Mezzana 2nd K1
1998 14 June 1998 Liptovský Mikuláš 2nd K1
2000 30 April 2000 Penrith 2nd K1
23 July 2000 Prague 2nd K1
2001 28 July 2001 Augsburg 2nd K1

References

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