Franziska John

Franziska John

Personal information

Born

24 May 1989 (age 34)
Potsdam, East Germany

Height

1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)

Weight

70 kg (154 lb)

Sport

Country

Germany

Sport

Canoe sprint

Club

KC Potsdam

Medal record

Women's canoe sprint

Representing Germany
Olympic Games
	2012 London	K-2 500 m
	2012 London	K-4 500 m
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	K-2 500 m
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	K-4 500 m
World Championships
	2010 Poznań	K-1 1000 m
	2013 Duisburg	K-2 200 m
	2013 Duisburg	K-2 500 m
	2018 Montemor-o-Velho	K-2 200 m
	2009 Dartmouth	K-1 1000 m
	2011 Szeged	K-2 500 m
	2011 Szeged	K-4 500 m
	2013 Duisburg	K-4 500 m
	2014 Moscow	K-2 200 m
	2017 Račice	K-2 500 m
	2017 Račice	K-4 500 m
	2015 Milan	K-2 500 m
	2015 Milan	K-4 500 m
European Games
	2015 Baku	K-4 500 m
	2019 Minsk	K-2 200 m
European Championships
	2010 Trasona	K-1 1000 m
	2012 Zagreb	K-2 200 m
	2012 Zagreb	K-4 500 m
	2015 Račice	K-1 1000 m
	2016 Moscow	K-2 200 m
	2017 Plovdiv	K-2 500 m
	2009 Brandenburg	K-1 1000 m
	2011 Belgrade	K-2 200 m
	2011 Belgrade	K-2 1000 m
	2013 Montemor-o-Velho	K-2 500 m
	2013 Montemor-o-Velho	K-4 500 m
	2014 Brandenburg	K-1 500 m
	2015 Račice	K-1 500 m
	2016 Moscow	K-1 500 m
	2009 Brandenburg	K-2 500 m
	2011 Belgrade	K-4 500 m
	2016 Moscow	K-4 500 m

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

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

^ 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.
^ "Canoe Sprint – Women's Kayak Single 500m". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Franziska Weber". ICF – Planet Canoe. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2018.