Franz Anton

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Franz Anton
Franz Anton 2012.jpg
Anton at the 2012 U23 World Championships
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1989-10-23) 23 October 1989 (age 34)
Lutherstadt Wittenberg, East Germany [1]
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
Sport Canoe slalom
EventC1, C2
ClubLKC Leipziger
Coached byMichael Trummer (national)
Frithjof Bergner (personal) [3]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 London C2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Rio de Janeiro C1
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Tacen C1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Prague C1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 LondonC1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 LondonC2 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Deep Creek Lake C1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Bratislava C1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Augsburg C1
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Kraków C1 team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Tacen C1 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Prague C2 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Kraków C1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Markkleeberg C2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2013 KrakówC2 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C2 team
U23 World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Wausau C1
U23 European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Markkleeberg C1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Banja Luka C1 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Kraków C1 team

Franz Anton (born 23 October 1989) is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006. He specialized in the C1 class from the start of his career. Between 2012 and 2018 he was also competing in the C2 class together with Jan Benzien.

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He won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (C1: 2018, C2: 2015), four silvers (C1 team: 2010, 2013, 2015; C2 team: 2015), and three bronzes (C1: 2014, 2021, 2022). He also won eight medals at the European Championships (4 golds, 2 silvers and 2 bronzes), [4] including a gold in the C1 team event at the 2023 European Games in Kraków.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he placed 4th in the C2 event, together with teammate Jan Benzien. [2]

Anton took up canoeing aged nine at the Meissner Canoe Club, together with his brother Albrecht, who is also a slalom canoeist. He works as a police officer and is married to Rebecca Juttner. [3]

Franz Anton during the 2019 Canoe slalom World Championships 2019 ICF Canoe slalom World Championships 106 - Franz Anton.jpg
Franz Anton during the 2019 Canoe slalom World Championships

World Cup individual podiums

Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
C11348
C21203
Total25411
SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2012 2 September 2012 Bratislava 1stC2
2013 17 August 2013 Tacen 2ndC1
2014 8 June 2014 Lee Valley 2ndC2
17 August 2014 Augsburg 2ndC2
2017 25 June 2017 Augsburg 3rdC1
2018 1 September 2018 Tacen 3rdC1
8 September 2018 La Seu d'Urgell 2ndC1
2019 22 June 2019 Bratislava 1stC1
31 August 2019 Markkleeberg 3rdC1
2021 5 September 2021 La Seu d'Urgell 3rdC1
2023 6 October 2023 Vaires-sur-Marne 2ndC1

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References

  1. "Franz Anton". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 Franz Anton Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine . rio2016.com
  3. 1 2 Franz Anton. nbcolympics.com
  4. "Franz ANTON (GER)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 10 December 2017.