Michael Senft
German canoeist
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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.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe slalom | ||
Representing  Germany | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1996 Atlanta | C2 |
| World Championships | ||
 | 2005 Penrith | C2 |
 | 1997 Três Coroas | C2 |
| 2002 Bourg St.-Maurice | C2 team |
| 2003 Augsburg | C2 team |
| 1995 Nottingham | C2 team |
| 1997 Três Coroas | C2 team |
| European Championships | ||
| 1996 Augsburg | C2 team |
| 2005 Tacen | C2 team |
| 2002 Bratislava | C2 team |
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
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Total | |
| C2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 3 July 1994 | Augsburg | 3rd | C2 |
| 1995 | 16 July 1995 | Lofer | 3rd | C2 |
| 1996 | 16 June 1996 | Augsburg | 3rd | C2 |
| 1998 | 28 June 1998 | Augsburg | 3rd | C2 |
| 1999 | 15 August 1999 | Bratislava | 2nd | C2 |
| 22 August 1999 | Augsburg | 2nd | C2 | |
| 2000 | 30 July 2000 | Augsburg | 1st | C2 |
| 2001 | 3 June 2001 | Merano | 2nd | C2 |
| 9 September 2001 | Wausau | 2nd | C2 | |
| 2002 | 26 May 2002 | Guangzhou | 3rd | C2 |
| 28 July 2002 | Tacen | 3rd | C2 | |
| 2004 | 25 April 2004 | Athens | 3rd | C2 |
| 23 May 2004 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | C2 | |
| 11 July 2004 | Prague | 3rd | C2 | |
| 17 July 2004 | Augsburg | 3rd | C2 | |
| 2005 | 16 July 2005 | Augsburg | 2nd | C2 |
| 2 October 2005 | Penrith | 1st | C21 |
- 1 World Championship counting for World Cup points
References
- Profile at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived March 8, 2007)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
External links
- Michael Senft at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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