Therese Zenz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Therese Zenz

West German canoeist

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1932

Place of Birth: Merzig, Saarland, Germany

Date of Death: 22-Oct-2019

Profession: kayaker

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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).