Mandy Planert (later Benzien, born 26 January 1975) is a retired German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1992 to 2008.
She won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (K1 team: 1997, 1999, 2007) and three silvers (K1: 2002, 2005; K1 team: 2003). She is the overall World Cup champion in K1 from 2002. She also won seven medals at the European Championships.
Planert competed in the K1 event at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics and finished 6th and 14th, respectively. She is married to the fellow Olympic canoeist Jan Benzien. They live in Leipzig together with their children Justus Jonas and Mika.Jan Benzien. nbcolympics.com
World Cup individual podiums Total K1 8 13 3 24
SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 1999 15 August 1999 Bratislava 2nd K1 2000 30 April 2000 Penrith 1st K1 2 July 2000 Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre 2nd K1 23 July 2000 Prague 2nd K1 30 July 2000 Augsburg 2nd K1 2001 29 July 2001 Augsburg 2nd K1 5 August 2001 Prague 1st K1 9 September 2001 Wausau 2nd K1 2002 26 May 2002 Guangzhou 1st K1 21 July 2002 Augsburg 3rd K1 4 August 2002 Prague 2nd K1 14 September 2002 Tibagi 1st K1 2004 23 April 2004 Athens 2nd K1 23 May 2004 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd K1 30 May 2004 Merano 2nd K1 11 July 2004 Prague 2nd K1 18 July 2004 Augsburg 2nd K1 2005 26 June 2005 Tacen 1st K11 9 Jule 2005 Athens 3rd K1 17 Jule 2005 Augsburg 1st K1 1 October 2005 Penrith 2nd K12 2007 8 July 2007 Tacen 1st K1 2008 21 June 2008 Prague 2nd K1 29 June 2008 Tacen 1st K1
1 European Championship counting for World Cup points 2 World Championship counting for World Cup points
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