Franziska John

Franziska John (née Weber, born 24 May 1989) is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s.

Franziska John

Personal information
Born	(1989-05-24) 24 May 1989 Potsdam, East Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	KC Potsdam
Medal record Women's canoe sprint Representing Germany Olympic Games 2012 London K-2 500 m 2012 London K-4 500 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-2 500 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-4 500 m World Championships 2010 Poznań K-1 1000 m 2013 Duisburg K-2 200 m 2013 Duisburg K-2 500 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 200 m 2009 Dartmouth K-1 1000 m 2011 Szeged K-2 500 m 2011 Szeged K-4 500 m 2013 Duisburg K-4 500 m 2014 Moscow K-2 200 m 2017 Račice K-2 500 m 2017 Račice K-4 500 m 2015 Milan K-2 500 m 2015 Milan K-4 500 m European Games 2015 Baku K-4 500 m 2019 Minsk K-2 200 m European Championships 2010 Trasona K-1 1000 m 2012 Zagreb K-2 200 m 2012 Zagreb K-4 500 m 2015 Račice K-1 1000 m 2016 Moscow K-2 200 m 2017 Plovdiv K-2 500 m 2009 Brandenburg K-1 1000 m 2011 Belgrade K-2 200 m 2011 Belgrade K-2 1000 m 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 500 m 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 500 m 2014 Brandenburg K-1 500 m 2015 Račice K-1 500 m 2016 Moscow K-1 500 m 2009 Brandenburg K-2 500 m 2011 Belgrade K-4 500 m 2016 Moscow K-4 500 m

Career

She was Olympic Champion at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the K-2 500 metres with Tina Dietze. At the same Olympics, she also won silver in the K-4 500 m. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she finished 5th in the women's K-1 500 metres event. She won the silver medal in the women's K-2 500 metres event with teammate Tina Dietze. She also competed as part of the women's K-4 500 metres team which earned the silver medal.

She has won 12 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, 3 golds (K-1 1000 m: 2010; K-2 200 m: 2013; K-2 500 m: 2013), 7 silvers (K-1 1000 m: 2009; K-2 500 m: 2011, 2017; K-2 200 m: 2014; K-4 500 m: 2011, 2013, 2017) and 2 bronzes (K-2 500 m: 2015; K-4 500 m: 2015).

In June 2015, she competed in the inaugural European Games, for Germany in canoe sprint, more specifically, Women's K-4 500m with Verena Hantl, Conny Wassmuth, and Tina Dietze. She earned a silver medal.

She first began canoeing in 1999, and made her international debut in 2009. She has a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Potsdam.

External links

• Franziska John at the International Canoe Federation
• Franziska John at Team Deutschland (in German)
• Franziska Weber at Canoe09.ca at the Wayback Machine (archived 18 August 2009)
• Franziska Weber at Team Deutschland (in German)
• Franziska Weber at Olympics.com
• Franziska Weber at Olympic.org (archived)
• Franziska Weber at Olympedia