Mandy Planert


Mandy Planert is a retired German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1992 to 2008.
She won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds and three silvers. She is the overall World Cup champion in K1 from 2002. She also won seven medals at the European Championships.
Planert competed in the K1 event at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics and finished 6th and 14th, respectively. She is married to the fellow Olympic canoeist Jan Benzien. They live in Leipzig together with their children Justus Jonas and Mika.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
199915 Aug 1999Bratislava2ndK1
200030 Apr 2000Penrith1stK1
2000[|2] Jul 2000Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre2ndK1
200023 Jul 2000Prague2ndK1
200030 Jul 2000Augsburg2ndK1
200129 Jul 2001Augsburg2ndK1
20015 Aug 2001Prague1stK1
20019 Sep 2001Wausau2ndK1
200226 May 2002Guangzhou1stK1
200221 Jul 2002Augsburg3rdK1
20024 Aug 2002Prague2ndK1
200214 Sep 2002Tibagi1stK1
200423 Apr 2004Athens2ndK1
200423 May 2004La Seu d'Urgell3rdK1
200430 May 2004Merano2ndK1
200411 Jul 2004Prague2ndK1
200418 Jul 2004Augsburg2ndK1
200526 Jun 2005Tacen1stK1[|1]
20059 Jul 2005Athens3rdK1
200517 Jul 2005Augsburg1stK1
20051 Oct 2005Penrith2ndK12
20078 Jul 2007Tacen1stK1
200821 Jun 2008Prague2ndK1
200829 Jun 2008Tacen1stK1