Jan Benzien

Jan Benzien

Jan Benzien
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Competitor for  Germany
World Championships
	2006 Prague	C-1 team
	2015 London	C-2
	2002 B.St.-Maurice	C-1
	2002 B.St.-Maurice	C-1 team
	2005 Penrith	C-1 team
	2007 Foz do Iguaçu	C-1 team
	2010 Tacen	C-1 team
	2011 Bratislava	C-1 team
	2013 Prague	C-1 team
	2015 London	C-2 team
	2009 Seu d'Urgell	C-1
European Championships
	2006 L'Argentière	C-1 team
	2013 Kraków	C-1
	2002 Bratislava	C-1 team
	2005 Tacen	C-1 team
	2007 Liptovský	C-1 team
	2011 Seu d'Urgel	C-1 team
	2012 Augsburg	C-1 team
	2013 Kraków	C-1 team
	2015 Markkleeberg	C-2
	2002 Bratislava	C-1
	2009 Nottingham	C-1
	2009 Nottingham	C-1 team
	2013 Kraków	C-2 team
	2014 Vienna	C-1

Jan Benzien (born 22 July 1982 in Giessen) is a German slalom canoeist who has competed since the late 1990s.

He won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (C-1 team: 2006, C-2: 2015), eight silvers (C-1: 2002; C-1 team: 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013; C-2 team: 2015), and a bronze (C-1: 2009). He won additional 14 medals at the European Championships (2 golds, 7 silvers and 5 bronzes).

Benzien competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the C-1 event he finished second in the qualification round, thus progressing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, Benzien finished twelfth, failing to reach the top eight and the final round.

He resides in Leipzig.

References

• 13 September 2009 final results of the men's C-1 event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. – accessed 13 September 2009.
• 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 12 September 2010 C-1 men's team final results – accessed 12 September 2010.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile