Stefan Henze

Stefan Henze was a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2011.

Career

Henze won a silver medal in the [Canoeing at the 2004 Canoe Slalom World Cup|2004 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom C-2|C2 event] at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
He also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold, four silvers, and a bronze. He won a gold and two silvers in the C2 team event at the European Championships.
His partner in the C2 boat throughout his career was Marcus Becker.
His father Jürgen Henze is world champion in the C2 team event from 1975 and his older brother Frank Henze is also a canoe slalom racer and multiple world championship medalist.

On 12 August 2016, Henze suffered serious head injuries after a car crash in Rio de Janeiro, where he coached during the 2016 Summer Olympics, and died three days later. Henze donated his organs. After he died, his heart, his liver and both of his kidneys were transplanted into seriously ill people in a hospital in Rio de Janeiro.