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Riccardo Pianosi (born 1 March 2005) is an Italian kitesurfer who competes in the Formula Kite category. He won two medals in the Formula Kite World Championship, in 2021 and 2024, and two medals in the Formula Kite European Championship, in 2023 and 2024.
Early life
Riccardo Pianosi was born on 1 March 2005 in Pesaro, Marche.
Career
Pianosi took part in the 2021 Formula Kite World Championships, where he won the bronze medal. He won the 2023 Formula Kite European Championships in Portsmouth beating the French Maxime Nocher and compatriot Lorenzo Boschetti.
The 2024 season began for Pianosi by winning the bronze medal European Championships, finishing behind Maximilian Maeder and Axel Mazella, both in whom took gold and silver respectively. In May 2024, Pianasi, the world's top-ranked Formula Kite men's sailor, won the silver medal Formula Kite World Championships, having finished in second place ahead of Austria's Valentin Bontus. That same year, Pianosi debuted at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, competing in the Men's Formula Kite.