Jan Benzien
 Jan Benzien | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe slalom | ||
Competitor for  Germany
| ||
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2006 Prague | C-1 Team |
| Silver | 2002 B.St.-Maurice | C-1 |
| Silver | 2002 B.St.-Maurice | C-1 Team |
| Silver | 2005 Penrith | C-1 Team |
| Silver | 2007 Foz do Iguaçu | C-1 Team |
| Silver | 2010 Tacen | C-1 Team |
| Silver | 2011 Bratislava | C-1 Team |
| Silver | 2013 Prague | C-1 Team |
| Bronze | 2009 Seu d'Urgell | C-1 |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 2006 L'Argentière | C-1 Team |
| Gold | 2013 Kraków | C-1 |
| Silver | 2002 Bratislava | C-1 Team |
| Silver | 2005 Tacen | C-1 Team |
| Silver | 2007 Liptovský | C-1 Team |
| Silver | 2011 Seu d'Urgel | C-1 Team |
| Silver | 2012 Augsburg | C-1 Team |
| Silver | 2013 Kraków | C-1 Team |
| Bronze | 2002 Bratislava | C-1 |
| Bronze | 2009 Nottingham | C-1 |
| Bronze | 2009 Nottingham | C-1 Team |
| Bronze | 2013 Kraków | C-2 Team |
| Bronze | 2014 Vienna | C-1 |
Jan Benzien (born 22 July 1982 in Giessen) is a German slalom canoer who has competed since the late 1990s.
He won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C-1 team: 2006) seven silvers (C-1: 2002, C-1 team: 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013), and a bronze (C-1: 2009). He won additional 13 medals at the European Championships (2 golds, 6 silvers and 5 bronzes).
Benzien competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the C-1 event he finished second in the qualification round, thus progressing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, Benzien finished twelfth, failing to reach the top eight and the final round.
He resides in Leipzig.
References
- 13 September 2009 final results of the men's C-1 event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. – accessed 13 September 2009.
- 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 12 September 2010 C-1 men's team final results – accessed 12 September 2010.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.
- Sports-reference.com profile