Josefa Idem

Josefa Idem married Guerrini (born 23 September 1964) is an Italian canoe sprinter turned politician. Competing in eight Summer Olympics, she has five medals. Winning 35 international medals during her career, Idem was the first Italian woman to win World Championships (22 total, five gold) and Olympic medals in canoe sprint. At the 2009 world championships, she became the oldest medalist in the history of the world championships.

Josefa Idem
Personal information
Full nameJosefa Idem Guerrini
NationalityItalian
Born (1964-09-23) 23 September 1964
Goch, West Germany
Home townSanterno, Italy
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportCanoeing
EventCanoe racing
Coached byGugliemo Guerrini
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
1984 Los AngelesK-2 500 m
World Championships
1989 PlovdivK-1 500 m
1989 PlovdivK-1 5000 m
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
2000 SydneyK-1 500 m
2004 AthensK-1 500 m
2008 BeijingK-1 500 m
1996 AtlantaK-1 500 m
World Championships
1990 PoznańK-1 500 m
1991 ParisK-1 5000 m
1998 SzegedK-1 1000 m
2001 PoznańK-1 500 m
2001 PoznańK-1 1000 m
1990 PoznańK-1 5000 m
1997 DartmouthK-1 200 m
1997 DartmouthK-1 500 m
1997 DartmouthK-1 1000 m
1998 SzegedK-1 200 m
1999 MilanK-1 200 m
1999 MilanK-1 500 m
1999 MilanK-1 1000 m
2006 SzegedK-1 500 m
1991 ParisK-1 500 m
1994 Mexico CityK-1 500 m
1998 SzegedK-1 500 m
2002 SevilleK-1 500 m
2002 SevilleK-1 1000 m
2009 DartmouthK-1 500 m

After her retirement, she was elected in 2013 as member of the Italian Parliament for the Democratic Party, and successively named Minister for Equal Opportunities, Sport and Youth Policies as part of the cabinet of Enrico Letta. On 24 June 2013, she resigned from the charge because of judicial investigation on allegedly unpaid taxes.

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