Franziska Weber

Franziska Weber (born 24 May 1989) is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s.

Franziska Weber
Personal information
Born (1989-05-24) 24 May 1989
Potsdam, Germany
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
SportCanoe sprint
ClubKC Potsdam

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
  1. 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.
  2. "Canoe Sprint – Women's Kayak Single 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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Franziska Weber". ICF – Planet Canoe. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2018.


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