Josefa Idem

Josefa Idem

Personal information
Full name	Josefa Idem Guerrini
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1964-09-23) 23 September 1964 (age 59) Goch, West Germany
Home town	Santerno, Italy
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Canoeing
Event	Canoe racing
Coached by	Gugliemo 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^[1] (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.