Jan Benzien

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Jan Benzien
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Jan Benzien
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Prague C-1 team
Gold medal – first place 2015 London C-2
Silver medal – second place 2002 B.St.-Maurice C-1
Silver medal – second place 2002 B.St.-Maurice C-1 team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Penrith C-1 team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C-1 team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Tacen C-1 team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Bratislava C-1 team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Prague C-1 team
Silver medal – second place 2015 London C-2 team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Seu d'Urgell C-1
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 L'Argentière C-1 team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kraków C-1
Silver medal – second place 2002 Bratislava C-1 team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Tacen C-1 team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Liptovský C-1 team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Seu d'Urgel C-1 team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Augsburg C-1 team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kraków C-1 team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Markkleeberg C-2
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Bratislava C-1
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Nottingham C-1
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Nottingham C-1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kraków C-2 team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Vienna C-1

Jan Benzien (born 22 July 1982 in Giessen) is a German slalom canoeist who has competed since the late 1990s.

He won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (C-1 team: 2006, C-2: 2015), eight silvers (C-1: 2002; C-1 team: 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013; C-2 team: 2015), and a bronze (C-1: 2009). He won additional 14 medals at the European Championships (2 golds, 7 silvers and 5 bronzes).

Benzien competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the C-1 event he finished second in the qualification round, thus progressing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, Benzien finished twelfth, failing to reach the top eight and the final round.

He resides in Leipzig.

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