Daniele Cristoforo Molmenti (born 1 August 1984 in Pordenone)[1] is an Italian slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1999 to 2016.

On 1 August 2012, his 28th birthday, he won the gold medal in the K1 event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

[2] Molmenti also finished tenth in the K1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

[4] He announced his retirement from the sport in 2017, when he became the technical director of the Italian national team.

[5] In 2016, he was one of the Italian celebrities lending their support to the Green Cross campaign for World Water Day.