Therese Zenz

Therese Zenz

Zenz (left) at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born	15 October 1932 Merzig, Germany
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoeing
Club	Kanufreunde Mettlach
Medal record Representing  Saar World Championships 1954 Mâcon K-1 500 m Representing  Germany Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne K-1 500 m 1960 Rome K-1 500 m 1960 Rome K-2 500 m Representing  West Germany World Championships 1958 Prague K-1 500 m 1958 Prague K-2 500 m

Therese Zenz (born 15 October 1932) is a retired Saar-born German sprint canoer. She took part in the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won three silver medals for the Unified Team of Germany in 1956 and 1960. At the 1952 games she competed for Saar and finished ninth in the K-1 500 metres event. She later became a coach for the West German team.

Zenz won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-1 500 m: 1954 for Saar) and two bronzes (K-1 500 m and K-2 500 m: both 1958 for West Germany).

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile