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"A long sports career studded with great results is like climbing a
mountain and reaching the summit.
At the top there is an incomparable view."
Josefa Idem is a leading woman in Italian sports history. She has won more medals in World Championships and the Olympics.
She is the first and only woman in Italian kayaking history that has won World Championships and Olympic medals.
Referring to Sydney... "I'm very proud of my result."
Up until 2002 she has won 6 gold, 8 silver and 7 bronze medals between World Championships and the Olympics. In European competitions she won 8 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal. Also one World Cup in '99.
She has won forty World Cup games, by centering eighty podiums
"Training shouldn't be a waste of time but to try your best and get
the most out of it.
It's where you prepare for your best performances."
She dominates the Italian national scene by winning absolute titles, both in single and in equipment (34 in 11 years).
She entered in the World Championships and the Olympic finals in the last 20 years.
RESULTS
For Germany
| Year | Competition | Position | Event |
| 1984 | Olympics - Los Angeles (U.S.A.) | Third | K2 500 mt. |
| 1985 | World Championships | Seventh | K1 500 mt. |
| 1986 | World Championships | Seventh | K1 500 mt. |
| 1987 | World Championships - Duisburg (Germany) | Fifth | K1 500 mt. |
| 1988 | Olimpic Games - Seoul (South Korea) | Fifth | K4 500 mt. |
| Ninth | K1 500 mt. | ||
| 1989 | World Championships - Plovdiv (Bulgaria) | Third | K1 500-5.000 mt. |
Since 1990 Josefa is competing for Italy
| Year | Competition | Position | Event |
| 1990 | World Championships - Poznan (Poland) | First | K1 500 mt. |
| Third | K1 5.000 mt. | ||
| 1991 | World Championships - Paris (France) | First | K1 5.000 mt. |
| Third | K1 500 mt. | ||
| Pre-Olympic - Barcellona (Spain) | First | K1 500 mt. | |
| 1992 | Olimpic Games - Barcellona (Spagna) | Fourth | K1 500 mt. |
| 1993 | World Championships - Copenhaghen (Denmark) | Flip-in | K1 500 mt. |
| 1994 | World Championships - Mexico City (Mexico City) | Third | K1 500 mt. |
| 1995 | World Championships - Duisburg (Germania) | Eight | K1 500 mt. |
| 1996 | Olimpic Games - Atlanta (U.S.A.) | Terza | K1 500 mt. |
| 1997 | World Championships - Halifax (Canada) | Seconda | K1 200-500-1000 |
| World Championships - Plovdiv (Bulgaria) | Prima | K1 200-500-1000 | |
| Terza | K2 500 mt. | ||
| Mediterranean Games – Bari (Italy) | First | K1-K2 500 mt. | |
| 1998 | World Championships - Szeged (Hungary) | First | K1 1000 mt. |
| Second | K1 200 mt. | ||
| Third | K1 500 mt. | ||
| 1999 | World Championships - Milan (Italy) | Second | K1 200-500-1000 |
| European Championships – Zagreb (Croatia) | First | K1 200-500-1000 | |
| World Cup (four international competition synthesis) | First | K1 500 mt. | |
| 2000 | Olimpic Games - Sydney (Australia) | First | K1 500 mt. |
| European Championships - Poznan (Poland) | First | K1 1000 mt. | |
| Second | K1 200 mt. | ||
| 2001 | World Championships - Poznan (Poland) | First | K1 1000-500 mt. |
| European Championships - Milan (Italy) | First | K1 1000 mt. | |
| Second | K1 500 mt. | ||
| 2002 | World Championships - Sevilla (Spain) | Third | K1 500 mt. |
| Third | K1 1000 mt. |
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