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'''Therese Zenz''' (born 15 October 1932) is a retired [[Saarland|Saar]]-born [[Germany|German]] [[canoe racing|sprint canoer]]. She took part in the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won three silver medals for the [[United Team of Germany]] in 1956 and 1960. At the 1952 games she competed for [[Saar at the 1952 Summer Olympics|Saar]] and finished ninth in the [[Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres|K-1 500 metres event]]. She later became a coach for the West German team.
'''Therese Zenz''' (15 October 1932 &ndash; 22 October 2019) was a [[Saarland|Saar]]-born [[Germany|German]] [[canoe racing|sprint canoer]]. She took part in the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won three silver medals for the [[United Team of Germany]] in 1956 and 1960. At the 1952 games she competed for [[Saar at the 1952 Summer Olympics|Saar]] and finished ninth in the [[Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres|K-1 500 metres event]]. She later became a coach for the West German team.


Zenz won three medals at the [[ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships]] with a gold (K-1 500 m: [[1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1954]] for Saar) and two bronzes (K-1 500 m and K-2 500 m: both [[1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1958]] for [[West Germany]]).
Zenz won three medals at the [[ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships]] with a gold (K-1 500 m: [[1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1954]] for Saar) and two bronzes (K-1 500 m and K-2 500 m: both [[1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1958]] for [[West Germany]]).
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*{{Webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5e02gQdss?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=21 January 2009 |title=ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 |url2=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105013709/http://canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date2=5 January 2010 |title2=Wayback Machine }}
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*[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ze/therese-zenz-1.html Sports-reference.com profile]
*[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ze/therese-zenz-1.html Therese Zenz's profile at Sports Reference.com]
*[https://www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/sport/sz-sport/dreimal-silber-bei-olympia-trauer-um-kanutin-therese-zenz-aus-mettlach_aid-46708575 Therese Zenz's obituary]


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Revision as of 04:51, 25 October 2019

Therese Zenz
Zenz (left) at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1932-10-15)15 October 1932
Merzig, Germany
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportCanoeing
ClubKanufreunde Mettlach
Medal record
Representing  Saar
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1954 Mâcon K-1 500 m
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome K-2 500 m
Representing  West Germany
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Prague K-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Prague K-2 500 m

Therese Zenz (15 October 1932 – 22 October 2019) was a Saar-born German sprint canoer. She took part in the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won three silver medals for the United Team of Germany in 1956 and 1960. At the 1952 games she competed for Saar and finished ninth in the K-1 500 metres event. She later became a coach for the West German team.

Zenz won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-1 500 m: 1954 for Saar) and two bronzes (K-1 500 m and K-2 500 m: both 1958 for West Germany).

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