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). 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). 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. References External links 1977 births Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists of 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