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Place of Birth: Schleiz, Thuringia, Germany
About Mandy Planert
- Mandy Planert (later Benzien, born 26 January 1975) 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 (K1 team: 1997, 1999, 2007) and three silvers (K1: 2002, 2005; K1 team: 2003).
- 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.
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