Maria Cristina Giai Pron (born 21 August 1974 in Turin) is an Italian slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1989 to 2010.
She won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2002 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bourg St.-Maurice. She also won a bronze medal in the K1 team event at the 1996 European Championships in Augsburg.
Giai Pron also competed in five Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of fourth in the K1 event in Atlanta in 1996.
Her younger sister Maria Clara represented Italy at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and her cousin Alessandro Miressi is a three-time Olympic medalist and world record holder in swimming.
World Cup individual podiums
SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 1996 9 Jun 1996 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd K1 1997 29 Jun 1997 Björbo 1st K1 28 Jul 1997 Ocoee 3rd K1
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