Therese Zenz

Therese Zenz

Zenz (left) at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1932-10-15)15 October 1932 Merzig, Germany
Died	22 October 2019(2019-10-22) (aged 87) Merzig
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

Theresia Maria “Therese” Zenz (15 October 1932 – 22 October 2019) was a Saar-born German sprint canoer. She took part in the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won three silver medals for the United 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 at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2010)
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009)
• Therese Zenz's profile at Sports Reference.com
• Therese Zenz's obituary