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Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lutherstadt Wittenberg, East Germany [1] | 23 October 1989||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | C1, C2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | LKC Leipziger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Michael Trummer (national) Frithjof Bergner (personal) [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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]
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C1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
C2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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2012 | 2 September 2012 | Bratislava | 1st | C2 |
2013 | 17 August 2013 | Tacen | 2nd | C1 |
2014 | 8 June 2014 | Lee Valley | 2nd | C2 |
17 August 2014 | Augsburg | 2nd | C2 | |
2017 | 25 June 2017 | Augsburg | 3rd | C1 |
2018 | 1 September 2018 | Tacen | 3rd | C1 |
8 September 2018 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | C1 | |
2019 | 22 June 2019 | Bratislava | 1st | C1 |
31 August 2019 | Markkleeberg | 3rd | C1 | |
2021 | 5 September 2021 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | C1 |
2023 | 6 October 2023 | Vaires-sur-Marne | 2nd | C1 |
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