German Olympic coach dies after car accident in Rio
FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2004 file photo, Germany Marcus Becker, left, and Stefan Henze, entitled Compete in a dual race category C2 men canoeing on the Olympic site slalom canoeing at Helliniko Sports Complex 2004 Athens Olympics the German Olympic team said Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, the canoe slalom coach Henze died from injuries sustained in a car accident last week in Rio de Janeiro AP Photo Lefteris Pitarakis, file.
FILE - In this Aug. 20 photo file 2004, Germany bites Stefan Henze its silver medals during a medal ceremony for the test male canoe C2 slalom Olympic site Canoeing Sports Complex Helliniko in Athens during the 2004 Olympic Games the German Olympic team said Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, the slalom canoe coach Henze died from injuries sustained in a car accident last week in Rio de Janeiro AP Photo Lefteris Pitarakis .
RIO DE JANEIRO AP A slalom canoe coach of Germany died on Monday after suffering head injuries last week in a car crash in Rio de Janeiro, the country's Olympic team said.
Stefan Henze, who was 35 years old and won a silver medal in slalom canoeing at the Athens Games in 2004, died surrounded by his family, the team said.
We know that own thoughts Olympic Stefan live in many people, family Henze said in a statement.
Henze was in a Rio hospital since he underwent emergency surgery after the taxi accident Friday.
Today, the sport that the whole team came to Rio upstaged, Germany team manager Michael Vesper said Our thoughts are with those close to Stefan, who had the opportunity to say goodbye here.
Sports scientist Christian Kaeding was in the taxi with Henze, but only had minor injuries.
Germany will commemorate the death of Henze in the Olympic Village on Tuesday and flown at half of all Rio Olympic venues flag of the country.
The IOC mourns the loss of a true Olympian, IOC President Thomas Bach said We express our sympathy to the family of Stefan Henze, friends and all the German Olympic team.
The team of canoe slalom of Germany posted a picture in black and white Henze on his Twitter account.
We are deeply sad, read an accompanying Tweet Rest in peace, Stefan You will remain in our hearts forever.
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With parents of African American Olympians 1936 the gloved-fist protesters Tommie Smith and John Carlos and members of the 2016 American and Paralympic Olympic teams met the president and first lady Michelle Obama Obama congratulated the athletes of Rio, thanked Smith and Carlos woke the Americans in 1968 and praised 1936 Olympians who made a statement to Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany.
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