Josefa Idem

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
Event
Canoe racing
Coached byGugliemo Guerrini
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles K-2 500 m
World Championships
1989 Plovdiv K-1 500 m
1989 Plovdiv K-1 5000 m
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney K-1 500 m
2004 Athens K-1 500 m
2008 Beijing K-1 500 m
1996 Atlanta K-1 500 m
World Championships
1990 Poznań K-1 500 m
1991 Paris K-1 5000 m
1998 Szeged K-1 1000 m
2001 Poznań K-1 500 m
2001 Poznań K-1 1000 m
1990 Poznań K-1 5000 m
1997 Dartmouth K-1 200 m
1997 Dartmouth K-1 500 m
1997 Dartmouth K-1 1000 m
1998 Szeged K-1 200 m
1999 Milan K-1 200 m
1999 Milan K-1 500 m
1999 Milan K-1 1000 m
2006 Szeged K-1 500 m
1991 Paris K-1 500 m
1994 Mexico City K-1 500 m
1998 Szeged K-1 500 m
2002 Seville K-1 500 m
2002 Seville K-1 1000 m
2009 Dartmouth K-1 500 m

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.

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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