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My Take
What grabs me about Josefa Idem is the sheer audacity of living two complete careers. She conquered canoe sprinting at the highest level, then walked straight into Italian politics, earning two Orders of Merit along the way. Plenty of athletes coast on past glory; far fewer reinvent themselves as lawmakers. I read her Libra-balanced temperament as the thread connecting the paddle and the parliament. Born in Goch, naturalized into Italian public life, she embodies a rare kind of reinvention. To me she's proof that competitive instinct, once forged, can be repurposed for something larger than sport.
Overview
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Josefa Idem
- Name (Japanese)
- ヨセファ・イデム
- Reading
- よせふぁ・いでむ
- Born
- September 23, 1964 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dragon
- Origin
- Goch, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 176 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- politician / canoeist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2000 Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- 2008 Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.josefaidem.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A8%E3%82%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%87%E3%83%A0
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.