Richard Riszdorfer

Career

He is 181 cm (5"11") tall and weighs 80 kg (176 lbs). He has been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program since August 2002. Riszdorfer belongs to the Hungarian minority in Slovakia.

Achievements

• Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-4 1000 m event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004. Riszdorfer has also won eleven medals at the International Coach Federation Canoe Sprint World Championships with six golds (K-4 500 m: 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007. K-4 1000 m: 2002, 2003), two silvers (K-4 200 m: 2009, K-4 1000 m: 2005), and three bronzes (K-4 500 m: 2001, K-4 1000 m: 2007, 2009).

Membership

Ricsi, the younger brother of teammate Michal, is a member of the ŠKeskustapuolue (Centre Party) Bratislava club