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saarland & germany merzig , saarland , germany canoeing 15 october 1932 zenztherese1954.jpg therese zenz
 therese zenz
therese zenz

therese zenz -lrb- born october 15 , 1932 -rrb- is a saar-born german sprint canoer who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s .
competing in three summer olympics , she won three silver medals -lrb- 1956 : k-1 500 m , 1960 : k-1 500 m , k-2 500 m -rrb- .
she was born in merzig .
zenz competed for saar in the 1952 summer olympics and finished ninth in the k-1 500 metres competition .
in 1956 and 1960 , she competed for the unified team of germany .
she later became a coach for the west german team .
zenz won three medals at the icf canoe sprint world championships with a gold -lrb- k-1 500 m : 1954 for saar -rrb- and two bronzes -lrb- k-1 500 m and k-2 500 m : both 1958 for west germany -rrb- .
