Franz Anton
 Anton at the 2012 U23 World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 October 1989 (age 35) Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | LKC Leipziger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Michael Trummer (national) Frithjof Bergner (personal)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Franz Anton (born 23 October 1989) is a German slalom canoeist. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C-2: 2015), four silvers (C-1 team: 2010, 2013, 2015; C-2 team: 2015), and a bronze (C-1: 2014). He also won five medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 2 silvers and 2 bronzes). At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he placed fourth in the C-2 event, together with teammate Jan Benzien.[1]
Anton took up canoeing aged nine at the Meissner Canoe Club, together with his brother Albrecht Anton, who is also an international slalom canoeist. He works as a police officer and is married to Rebecca Juttner.[2]
References
- ^ a b Franz Anton Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ a b Franz Anton. nbcolympics.com
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Franz Anton.
- Franz Anton at the International Canoe Federation
- Franz Anton at Olympics.com
- 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 12 September 2010 C-1 men's team final results at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-07-17) – accessed 12 September 2010.
- Homepage of Franz Anton (German) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2013-09-05) – accessed 23 July 2013.
- Homepage of Franz Anton (German) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2013-09-05) – accessed 23 July 2013.
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