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Frank Henze

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Frank Henze
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Bourg St.-Maurice C2 team
Silver medal – second place 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tacen C2 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée C2 team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš C2 team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Kraków C2 team
Silver medal – second place 2011 La Seu d'Urgell C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Bratislava C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Augsburg C2 team
Junior European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Liptovský Mikuláš C2

Frank Henze (born 1 April 1977 in Leipzig)[1] is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1995 to 2013.

He won three medals in the C2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two silvers (2002, 2009) and a bronze (2010). He won six more medals at the European Championships in the same event (3 golds, 1 silver and 2 bronzes).[2]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the C2 event.[3] He did not advance to the semifinals after finishing 11th in the qualifying round.

His partner in the boat between 1998 and 2002 was Kai Walter. From 2005 to 2013 he competed internationally with David Schröder.

His father Jürgen Henze was a world champion the C2 team event and his younger brother Stefan Henze was a silver medalist from the C2 event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

World Cup individual podiums

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Season Date Venue Position Event
2002 26 May 2002 Guangzhou 2nd C2
20 Jul 2002 Augsburg 2nd C2
14 Sep 2002 Tibagi 3rd C2
2010 3 Jul 2010 Augsburg 1st C2

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank Henze". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Frank HENZE (GER)". CanoeSlalom.net. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Frank Henze". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
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