Jan Benzien

Jan Benzien

Benzien in 2008
Personal information
Born 22 July 1982 (1982-07-22) (age 34)
Giessen, Germany[1]
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport Canoe slalom
Club Leipziger Kanu Club
Coached by Michael Trummer (national)
Frithjof Bergner (club)[3]

Jan Benzien (born 22 July 1982) is a German slalom canoeist. He won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (C-1 team: 2006, C-2: 2015), eight silvers (C-1: 2002; C-1 team: 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013; C-2 team: 2015), and a bronze (C-1: 2009). He won additional 15 medals at the European Championships (2 golds, 7 silvers, and 6 bronzes).

Benzien competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the C-1 event, he finished second in the qualification round, thus progressing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, Benzien finished twelfth, failing to reach the top eight and the final round.[1] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he placed fourth in the C-2 event, together with teammate Franz Anton.[1]

Benzien serves with the German Army and has a degree in sport management from the Vocational Academy of Riesa. He is married to the Olympic canoeist Mandy Planert; they have children, Justus Jonas and Mika. In 2014, he launched a canoe rental company in Leipzig.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jan Benzien. sports-reference.com
  2. Jan Benzien. rio2016.com
  3. 1 2 Jan Benzien. nbcolympics.com
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