Mandy Planert

Mandy Planert

Personal information
Born	26 January 1975 (age 41) Schleiz, Thuringia, Germany[1]
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe slalom
Club	Leipziger Kanu Club
Medal record Representing  Germany World Championships 1997 Três Coroas K-1 team 1999 La Seu d'Urgell K-1 team 2007 Foz do Igauçu K-1 team 2002 Bourg St.-Maurice K-1 2003 Augsburg K-1 team 2005 Penrith K-1 European Championships 2005 Tacen K-1 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš K-1 team 2008 Kraków K-1 team 2005 Tacen K-1 team 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš K-1 1998 Roudnice nad Labem K-1 team 2000 Mezzana K-1 team

Mandy Planert (later Benzien, born 26 January 1975) is a retired German slalom canoer. She won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (K-1 team: 1997, 1999, 2007) and three silvers (K-1: 2002, 2005; K-1 team: 2003). She is the overall World Cup champion in K-1 from 2002. She also won seven medals at the European Championships.^[2]

Planert competed in the singles at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics and finished 6th and 14th, respectively. She is married to the fellow Olympic canoer Jan Benzien. They live in Leipzig together with their children Justus Jonas and Mika.^[3]

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. canoeicf.com
3. Jan Benzien. nbcolympics.com