HENTKE Franziska

Germany

Swimming

Date of Birth: 4 Jun 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Female

Place of birth: WOLFEN

Birth Country:

Germany

Place of residence : MAGDEBURG

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 200m Butterfly

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 200m Butterfly - Heat 3	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 200m Butterfly Semifinal 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	200Fly	400IndMed
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	SF (2:07.67)	H (4:43.32)

World Championships

Year	Location	200Fly	400IndMed
2019	Gwangju, KOR	4th (2:07.30)	-
2017	Budapest, HUN	2nd (2:05.39)	-
2015	Kazan, RUS	4th (2:06.78)	H (4:43.51)
2013	Barcelona, ESP	SF (2:07.87)	-

European Championships

Year	Location	200Fly	4x100Medley W
2018	Glasgow, GBR	4th (2:07.75)	7th

Champions Swim Series overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2019

Year	200Fly	4x100Medley
2019	1 x 2nd	1 x 4th

Champions Swim Series - Ten best performances since 2019

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
2	2019	200m Butterfly	Budapest, HUN	2:07.31
4	2019	4 x 100m Medley Relay	Budapest, HUN	3:50.20

Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final

Nickname:

Franzi (Instagram profile, 07 Jun 2021)

Hobbies:

Cycling, spending time outdoors. (volksstimme.de, 20 Aug 2020)

Occupation:

Armed Forces Athlete

Education:

Administration Studies

Languages spoken:

English, German

Club name:

SC Magdeburg [Germany]

Coach:

Bernd Berkhahn [club, national], GER

Injuries:

She sustained a foot ligament injury during the podium ceremony of the 200m butterfly event at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (sport1.de, 29 Jul 2017)

Start:

She learned to swim in 1995 and joined her first club in 1996. (scm-schwimmen.de, 05 Jun 2013; volksstimme.de, 04 Jan 2016)

Reason:

Her parents wanted her to be involved in a sport. She was rejected following a ballet audition before being taken to kindergarten swim classes which she enjoyed, so her parents signed her up to a club. (volksstimme.de, 04 Jan 2016)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. After retiring from competitive swimming, she wants to become a physiotherapist. (dsv-roadtotokyo.de, 01 Jun 2020; sportbuzzer.de, 06 Aug 2019)

Memorable:

Winning silver in the 200m butterfly at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (Facebook page, 02 Dec 2018)

Hero:

German swimmer Franziska van Almsick. (swp.de, 07 Aug 2015)

Influence:

Coach Bernd Berkhahn. (welt.de, 28 Jul 2017)

Philosophy:

"A person who fights can lose. A person who doesn't fight has already lost." (scm-schwimmen.de, 05 Jun 2013)

Award:

She was named the 2017 Sportswoman of the Year in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. (mdr.de, 08 Dec 2017)

She was chosen as the 2017 Sportswoman of the Year in Magdeburg, Germany. (volksstimme.de, 30 Nov 2017)

In 2017 she was presented with the Ehrennadel [Badge of Honour] in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany. (mz-web.de, 22 May 2017)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT THOUGHTS
In 2019 she said she planned to retire after the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. When the Games were postponed until 2021, she said she would continue for another year with the aim of competing in Tokyo. "With the Games being postponed, one thing is certain for me, I want to experience the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021." (volksstimme.de, 20 Aug 2020; Instagram profile, 24 Mar 2020; sportbuzzer.de, 06 Aug 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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