Mandy Planert
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Mandy•Planert (-Benzien) |
| Used name | Mandy•Planert |
| Born | 26 January 1975 in Schleiz, Thüringen (GER) |
| Measurements | 171 cm / 64 kg |
| Affiliations | Leipziger KC, Leipzig (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
Biography
Mandy Planert was a German white-water canoeist who finished sixth at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and 14th at the 2004 Athens Games in the kayak singles. She was even more successful at World Championships, winning three gold and three silver medals. At the Europeans, Planert added three more gold medals and two each of silver and bronze. Planert married her teammate Jan Benzien and raised two children. She turned to coaching and became a regional youth coach at the Saxony Canoe Federation.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Canoe Slalom (Canoeing) | GER |
Mandy Planert | |||
| Kayak Singles, Slalom, Women (Olympic) | 6 | |||||
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Canoe Slalom (Canoeing) | GER |
Mandy Planert | |||
| Kayak Singles, Slalom, Women (Olympic) | 14 |
Olympic family relations
- Wife of Jan Benzien
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Canoe Slalom World Championships (3–3–0 1997 Três Coroas gold: K1 team; 1999 La Seu d'Urgell gold: K1 team; 2002 Bourg St.-Maurice silver: K1; 2003 Augsburg silver: K1 team; 2005 Penrith silver: K1; 2007 Foz do Iguaçu gold: K1 team)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Canoe Slalom Championships (3–2–2 1998 Roudnice nad Labem bronze: K1 team; 2000 Mezzana bronze: K1 team; 2005 Tacen gold: K1, silver: K1 team; 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš gold: K1 team, silver: K1; 2008 Kraków gold: K1 team)