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Mandy Planert

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Mandy Planert
Personal information
Born26 January 1975 (1975-01-26) (age 49)
Schleiz, Bezirk Gera, East Germany[1]
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe slalom
ClubLeipziger Kanu Club
Medal record
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Três Coroas K1 team
Gold medal – first place 1999 La Seu d'Urgell K1 team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Foz do Igauçu K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Bourg St.-Maurice K1
Silver medal – second place 2003 Augsburg K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Penrith K1
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Tacen K1
Gold medal – first place 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Kraków K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Tacen K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš K1
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Roudnice nad Labem K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Mezzana K1 team
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1992 Sjoa K1 team

Mandy Planert (later Benzien, born 26 January 1975) is a retired German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1992 to 2008.

She won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (K1 team: 1997, 1999, 2007) and three silvers (K1: 2002, 2005; K1 team: 2003).[2] She is the overall World Cup champion in K1 from 2002. She also won seven medals at the European Championships.[3]

Planert competed in the K1 event at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics and finished 6th and 14th, respectively. She is married to the fellow Olympic canoeist Jan Benzien. They live in Leipzig together with their children Justus Jonas and Mika.[4]

World Cup individual podiums

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1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
K1 8 13 3 24
Season Date Venue Position Event
1999 15 August 1999 Bratislava 2nd K1
2000 30 April 2000 Penrith 1st K1
2 July 2000 Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre 2nd K1
23 July 2000 Prague 2nd K1
30 July 2000 Augsburg 2nd K1
2001 29 July 2001 Augsburg 2nd K1
5 August 2001 Prague 1st K1
9 September 2001 Wausau 2nd K1
2002 26 May 2002 Guangzhou 1st K1
21 July 2002 Augsburg 3rd K1
4 August 2002 Prague 2nd K1
14 September 2002 Tibagi 1st K1
2004 23 April 2004 Athens 2nd K1
23 May 2004 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd K1
30 May 2004 Merano 2nd K1
11 July 2004 Prague 2nd K1
18 July 2004 Augsburg 2nd K1
2005 26 June 2005 Tacen 1st K11
9 Jule 2005 Athens 3rd K1
17 Jule 2005 Augsburg 1st K1
1 October 2005 Penrith 2nd K12
2007 8 July 2007 Tacen 1st K1
2008 21 June 2008 Prague 2nd K1
29 June 2008 Tacen 1st K1
1 European Championship counting for World Cup points
2 World Championship counting for World Cup points

References

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  1. ^ a b Mandy Planert. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: BCU.org.uk.
  3. ^ "Mandy PLANERT (GER)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. ^ Jan Benzien[permanent dead link‍]. nbcolympics.com
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