Therese Zenz
West German canoeist
Therese Zenz (15 October 1932 – 22 October 2019) was a German sprint canoer. She took part in the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won three silver medals for the United Team of Germany in 1956 and 1960. She later became a coach for the West German team.
![]() Zenz (left) at the 1960 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Merzig, Germany | 15 October 1932||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 October 2019 Merzig | (aged 87)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Canoeing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Kanufreunde Mettlach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zenz won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-1 500 m: 1954 for Saar) and two bronzes (K-1 500 m and K-2 500 m: both 1958 for West Germany).
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Therese Zenz.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 21 January 2009). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009)
- Therese Zenz's profile at Sports Reference.com Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Therese Zenz's obituary
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