Franz Anton
German slalom canoeist (born 1989)
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1989-10-23) 23 October 1989 (age 34) Lutherstadt Wittenberg, East Germany[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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]
World Cup individual podiums
 |  |  | Total | |
| 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 |
References
- ^ "Franz Anton". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ a b Franz Anton Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ a b Franz Anton. nbcolympics.com
- ^ "Franz ANTON (GER)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Franz Anton.
- Franz Anton at the International Canoe Federation
- Franz Anton at Olympedia
- Franz Anton at Olympics.com
- Franz Anton at Olympic.org (archived)
- Franz Anton at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Franz Anton at the Deutscher Kanu-Verband (in German)
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 January 2018)
- "2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships - C1 men's team final results". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
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- 1951: Charles Dussuet (SUI)
- 1953: Charles Dussuet (SUI)
- 1955: Vladimír Jirásek (TCH)
- 1957: Manfred Schubert (GDR)
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- 2013: David Florence (GBR)
- 2014: Fabien Lefèvre (USA)
- 2015: David Florence (GBR)
- 2017: Benjamin Savšek (SLO)
- 2018: Franz Anton (GER)
- 2019: Cédric Joly (FRA)
- 2021: Václav Chaloupka (CZE)
- 2022: Sideris Tasiadis (GER)
- 2023: Benjamin Savšek (SLO)
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