Olympics Rio 2016: German canoe coach Henze dies from car-crash injuries

ByReuters

Updated 15/08/2016 at 20:20 GMT

The coach of Germany's canoe slalom team, Stefan Henze, has died from head injuries sustained in a car crash last week in Rio de Janeiro, the German Olympics team said on Monday.

(FILES) This file picture shows Germany's Stefan Henze powering through the whitewater during the finals of the C2 Canoe Slalom Racing World Championships at Penrith Lakes near Sydney, 02 October 2005. Germany's canoe slalom coach Stefan Henze was fightin

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Henze was travelling with a team-mate in a taxi to the athletes' village on Friday when the car crashed into a concrete barrier.

Another team official, Christian Kaeding, was treated in hospital for injuries sustained in the crash before being released.

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