Riccardo Pianosi
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 March 2005 Pesaro, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class | Formula Kite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Riccardo Pianosi (born 1 March 2005) is an Italian kitesurfer who competes in the Formula Kite category. He won two medals in the Formula Kite World Championship, in 2021 and 2024, and two medals in the Formula Kite European Championship, in 2023 and 2024.
Early life
[edit]Riccardo Pianosi was born on 1 March 2005 in Pesaro, Marche.[1]
Career
[edit]Pianosi took part in the 2021 Formula Kite World Championships, where he won the bronze medal.[2] He won the 2023 Formula Kite European Championships in Portsmouth beating the French Maxime Nocher and compatriot Lorenzo Boschetti.[3]
The 2024 season began for Pianosi by winning the bronze medal European Championships, finishing behind Maximilian Maeder and Axel Mazella, both in whom took gold and silver respectively.[4] In May 2024, Pianasi, the world's top-ranked Formula Kite men's sailor, won the silver medal Formula Kite World Championships, having finished in second place ahead of Austria's Valentin Bontus.[5][6] That same year, Pianosi debuted at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, competing in the Men's Formula Kite.
References
[edit]- ^ "Riccardo Pianosi". Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "2021 Formula Kite World Championships". formulakite.org. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "2023 Europeans". Welcome to the IKA Formula Kite Class. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Teoh, Melvyn (24 March 2024). "Singaporean sailor Maximilian Maeder wins 2024 Formula Kite European Championships". The Straits Times. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Rifhan, Khalis (20 May 2024). "Max Maeder retains Formula Kite World Championships". The Independent Singapore News. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "'An experience to remember': Singapore's Maximilian Maeder hungry for more after second straight world title". CNA. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.