Michael Senft

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Michael Senft
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta C2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Penrith C2
Silver medal – second place 1997 Três Coroas C2
Silver medal – second place 2002 Bourg St.-Maurice C2 team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Augsburg C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Nottingham C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Três Coroas C2 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Augsburg C2 team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Tacen C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Bratislava C2 team

Michael Senft (born 28 September 1972 in Bad Kreuznach) is a German slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s (decade). Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the C2 event in 1996 in Atlanta.

Senft also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C2: 2005), three silvers (C2: 1997, C2 team: 2002, 2003) and two bronzes (C2 team: 1995, 1997). He earned three more medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze).

His partner in the boat for most of his career was André Ehrenberg. From 2004 he paddled with Christian Bahmann.

World Cup individual podiums

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1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
C2 2 6 9 17
Season Date Venue Position Event
1994 3 July 1994 Augsburg 3rd C2
1995 16 July 1995 Lofer 3rd C2
1996 16 June 1996 Augsburg 3rd C2
1998 28 June 1998 Augsburg 3rd C2
1999 15 August 1999 Bratislava 2nd C2
22 August 1999 Augsburg 2nd C2
2000 30 July 2000 Augsburg 1st C2
2001 3 June 2001 Merano 2nd C2
9 September 2001 Wausau 2nd C2
2002 26 May 2002 Guangzhou 3rd C2
28 July 2002 Tacen 3rd C2
2004 25 April 2004 Athens 3rd C2
23 May 2004 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd C2
11 July 2004 Prague 3rd C2
17 July 2004 Augsburg 3rd C2
2005 16 July 2005 Augsburg 2nd C2
2 October 2005 Penrith 1st C21
1 World Championship counting for World Cup points

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