Frank Henze

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

Frank Henze
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Germany
World Championships
2002 Bourg St.-MauriceC2 team
2009 La Seu d'UrgellC2 team
2010 TacenC2 team
European Championships
2006 L'Argentière-la-BesséeC2 team
2007 Liptovský MikulášC2 team
2008 KrakówC2 team
2011 La Seu d'UrgellC2 team
2002 BratislavaC2 team
2012 AugsburgC2 team
Junior European Championships
1995 Liptovský MikulášC2

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
Season Date Venue Position Event
200226 May 2002Guangzhou2ndC2
20 Jul 2002Augsburg2ndC2
14 Sep 2002Tibagi3rdC2
20103 Jul 2010Augsburg1stC2

References
  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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