Mandy Planert

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

Mandy Planert
Personal information
Born26 January 1975 (1975-01-26) (age 46)
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
1997 Três CoroasK1 team
1999 La Seu d'UrgellK1 team
2007 Foz do IgauçuK1 team
2002 Bourg St.-MauriceK1
2003 AugsburgK1 team
2005 PenrithK1
European Championships
2005 TacenK1
2007 Liptovský MikulášK1 team
2008 KrakówK1 team
2005 TacenK1 team
2007 Liptovský MikulášK1
1998 Roudnice nad LabemK1 team
2000 MezzanaK1 team
Junior World Championships
1992 SjoaK1 team

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
Season Date Venue Position Event
199915 Aug 1999Bratislava2ndK1
200030 Apr 2000Penrith1stK1
2 Jul 2000Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre2ndK1
23 Jul 2000Prague2ndK1
30 Jul 2000Augsburg2ndK1
200129 Jul 2001Augsburg2ndK1
5 Aug 2001Prague1stK1
9 Sep 2001Wausau2ndK1
200226 May 2002Guangzhou1stK1
21 Jul 2002Augsburg3rdK1
4 Aug 2002Prague2ndK1
14 Sep 2002Tibagi1stK1
200423 Apr 2004Athens2ndK1
23 May 2004La Seu d'Urgell3rdK1
30 May 2004Merano2ndK1
11 Jul 2004Prague2ndK1
18 Jul 2004Augsburg2ndK1
200526 Jun 2005Tacen1stK11
9 Jul 2005Athens3rdK1
17 Jul 2005Augsburg1stK1
1 Oct 2005Penrith2ndK12
20078 Jul 2007Tacen1stK1
200821 Jun 2008Prague2ndK1
29 Jun 2008Tacen1stK1
1 European Championship counting for World Cup points
2 World Championship counting for World Cup points

References
  1. Mandy Planert. sports-reference.com
  2. ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007. Archived 9 November 2009 at WebCite canoeicf.com
  3. "Mandy PLANERT (GER)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. Jan Benzien. nbcolympics.com
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