Michael Senft

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Michael Senft
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Atlanta C2
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Penrith C2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Três Coroas C2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Bourg St.-Maurice C2 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Augsburg C2 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Nottingham C2 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Três Coroas C2 team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Augsburg C2 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Tacen C2 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Bratislava C2 team

Michael Senft (born 28 September 1972 in Bad Kreuznach) is a German slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s (decade). Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the C2 event in 1996 in Atlanta.

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Senft also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C2: 2005), three silvers (C2: 1997, C2 team: 2002, 2003) and two bronzes (C2 team: 1995, 1997). He earned three more medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze).

His partner in the boat for most of his career was André Ehrenberg. From 2004 he paddled with Christian Bahmann.

World Cup individual podiums

Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
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SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
1994 3 July 1994 Augsburg 3rdC2
1995 16 July 1995 Lofer 3rdC2
1996 16 June 1996 Augsburg 3rdC2
1998 28 June 1998 Augsburg 3rdC2
1999 15 August 1999 Bratislava 2ndC2
22 August 1999 Augsburg 2ndC2
2000 30 July 2000 Augsburg 1stC2
2001 3 June 2001 Merano 2ndC2
9 September 2001 Wausau 2ndC2
2002 26 May 2002 Guangzhou 3rdC2
28 July 2002 Tacen 3rdC2
2004 25 April 2004 Athens 3rdC2
23 May 2004 La Seu d'Urgell 2ndC2
11 July 2004 Prague 3rdC2
17 July 2004 Augsburg 3rdC2
2005 16 July 2005 Augsburg 2ndC2
2 October 2005 Penrith 1stC2 1
1 World Championship counting for World Cup points

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