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Josefa Idem (Josefa Idem Guerrini) was born on 23 September, 1964 in Goch, West Germany, is a German-born Italian canoeist and politician. Discover Josefa Idem's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old?

Popular As Josefa Idem Guerrini
Occupation N/A
Age 59 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 23 September, 1964
Birthday 23 September
Birthplace Goch, West Germany
Nationality West

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Josefa Idem Height, Weight & Measurements

At 59 years old, Josefa Idem height is 176 cm and Weight 67 kg.

Physical Status
Height 176 cm
Weight 67 kg
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Who Is Josefa Idem's Husband?

Her husband is Guglielmo Guerrini (m. 1990)

Family
Parents Not Available
Husband Guglielmo Guerrini (m. 1990)
Sibling Not Available
Children Jonas Guerrini, Janek Guerrini

Josefa Idem Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Josefa Idem worth at the age of 59 years old? Josefa Idem’s income source is mostly from being a successful canoeist. She is from West. We have estimated Josefa Idem's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
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Source of Income canoeist

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Timeline

1964

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.

1977

In 1977, aged thirteen, she competed at the European Championships in Plovdiv and won gold medals over 200, 500 and 1000 metres as well as a bronze medal in doubles kayaking ("K-2") with Ravetta Rosette.

1984

In the following years she focused mainly on her language school education but competed for West Germany at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, winning a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m with Barbara Schüttpelz.

The next year, Idem switched to the K-1 events.

1988

At the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, she finished ninth in the K-1 500 m and fifth with the West German quartet in the K-4 500 m. In November the same year Idem moved to Italy where she eventually met Gugliemo Guerrini, her present husband and coach.

1989

The cooperation paid off as she won two bronze medals at the 1989 World Championships in Plovdiv, the city where she won her first international medals.

1990

Idem married Guerrini in 1990 and hence became an Italian citizen in 1992.

She competed for Italy at the Olympic Games the same year, placing fourth.

1996

Four years later, however, at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, she won the bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event.

1997

This was the beginning of her most successful period: from 1997 to 2002 she won three World Championships titles (as well as 10 silver and bronze medals), five European titles and finally the Olympic gold medal in Sydney 2000.

2001

From 2001 to 2007 she served as Ravenna city councillor delegate for sports (assessore in Italian), as member of the centre-left Olive Tree.

2003

In 2003, she gave birth to her second child, but she returned to compete in the K-1 500 m at the Games in Athens in 2004, winning the silver medal.

2008

In her seventh Olympic appearance, at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, at the age of 43, she won her fifth medal, the silver in K-1 500 m; after leading for much of the latter part of the race, she was overtaken at the very end by the Ukrainian kayaker, losing to her in a photo finish by only four thousandths of a second, 1:50.677 to 1:50.673.

2009

At the 2009 world championships, she became the oldest medalist in the history of the world championships.

2012

After the race she said that she wanted to continue until the 2012 Olympics in London.

Idem qualified for the 2012 Olympics and ultimately achieved a 5th place in the finals.

Today Idem lives in Santerno (in the province of Ravenna), with Guglielmo Guerrini and their two children.

She then became a member of the Democratic Party, being then named a parliamentary candidate for the Senate after winning the party's 2012 primary elections.

2013

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.

Josefa Idem was born in Goch, West Germany, and began paddling at the age of eleven.

She was elected into Parliament as a result of the 2013 general election.

On 28 April 2013, she was named a minister without portfolio for equal opportunities and sports as part of a grand coalition cabinet headed by Democratic Party member Enrico Letta.

However, she resigned two months later on 24 June due to legal charges over allegedly unpaid taxes.

Idem has also been involved in social work, most prominently as a spokesperson for Emergency as well as Associazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla, an organization for multiple sclerosis patients.

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