Franziska John
Franziska John (née Weber, born 24 May 1989) is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s.
Career
She was Olympic Champion at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the K-2 500 metres with Tina Dietze. At the same Olympics, she also won silver in the K-4 500 m.[1] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she finished 5th in the women's K-1 500 metres event.[2] She won the silver medal in the women's K-2 500 metres event with teammate Tina Dietze.[3] She also competed as part of the women's K-4 500 metres team which earned the silver medal.[4]
She has won 12 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, 3 golds (K-1 1000 m: 2010; K-2 200 m: 2013; K-2 500 m: 2013), 7 silvers (K-1 1000 m: 2009; K-2 500 m: 2011, 2017; K-2 200 m: 2014; K-4 500 m: 2011, 2013, 2017) and 2 bronzes (K-2 500 m: 2015; K-4 500 m: 2015).
In June 2015, she competed in the inaugural European Games, for Germany in canoe sprint, more specifically, Women's K-4 500m with Verena Hantl, Conny Wassmuth, and Tina Dietze. She earned a silver medal.
She first began canoeing in 1999, and made her international debut in 2009.[5] She has a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Potsdam.[5]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Franziska Weber". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Canoe Sprint – Women's Kayak Single 500m". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Canoe Sprint – Women's Kayak Double 500m". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Canoe Sprint – Women's Kayak Four 500m". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Franziska Weber". ICF – Planet Canoe. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
External links
- Franziska John at the International Canoe Federation
- Franziska John at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Franziska Weber at Canoe09.ca at the Wayback Machine (archived 18 August 2009)
- Franziska Weber at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Franziska Weber at Olympics.com
- Franziska Weber at Olympic.org (archived)
- Franziska Weber at Olympedia
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- 1960: Mariya Shubina & Antonina Seredina (URS)
- 1964: Roswitha Esser & Annemarie Zimmermann (EUA)
- 1968: Roswitha Esser & Annemarie Zimmermann (FRG)
- 1972: Lyudmila Pinayeva & Kateryna Koryshko (URS)
- 1976: Nina Gopova & Galina Kreft (URS)
- 1980: Carsta Genäuß & Martina Bischof (GDR)
- 1984: Agneta Andersson & Anna Olsson (SWE)
- 1988: Birgit Fischer & Anke Nothnagel (GDR)
- 1992: Ramona Portwich & Anke von Seck (GER)
- 1996: Susanne Gunnarsson & Agneta Andersson (SWE)
- 2000: Birgit Fischer & Katrin Wagner-Augustin (GER)
- 2004: Katalin Kovács & Natasa Janics (HUN)
- 2008: Katalin Kovács & Natasa Janics (HUN)
- 2012: Franziska Weber & Tina Dietze (GER)
- 2016: Gabriella Szabó & Danuta Kozák (HUN)
- 2020: Lisa Carrington & Caitlin Regal (NZL)
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