Michal Riszdorfer ( ; born 26 May 1977 in Bratislava) is a Slovak sprint canoer 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).

Michal Riszdorfer

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).

Michal Riszdorfer

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. He has a younger brother Richard, who is also a canoer and member of the multiple medal winning K-4 boat.

Michal Riszdorfer

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1977 births

Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Living people

Olympic canoeists for Slovakia

Olympic silver medalists for Slovakia

Olympic bronze medalists for Slovakia

Slovak male canoeists

Olympic medalists in canoeing

Hungarians in Slovakia

ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak

Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Sportspeople from Bratislava