Artuur Peters (born 26 October 1996) is a Belgian canoeist. He competed in the men's K-1 1000 metres event at the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics .[1]
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| Nationality | Belgian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 October 1996 Hechtel-Eksel, Limburg, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | K-1 500m, K-1 1000m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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His older sister is Hermien Peters who also competed in the canoeing competitions at the same Summer Olympics.[2]
Career
editPeters is a K1 1000 metres junior and U23 world champion, winning the gold medal at the 2014 ICF World Junior Canoe Sprint Championships in Szeged, Hungary[3][4], resp. the 2016 ICF World U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Minsk, Belarus.[5][6]
Peters is a K1 1000 metres double U23 European champion, winning the gold medal at the 2015 European U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Pitești, Romania[7][8], and again at the 2018 European Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Auronzo di Cadore, Italy.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Artuur Peters". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Hermien Peters – ICF Profile". International Canoe Federation. 13 February 2021. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). International Canoe Federation. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Artuur Peters champion du monde juniors de kayak" [Artuur junior world champion kayak] (in French). RTBF. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Results". IMAS-Sport. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Artuur Peters wereldkampioen" [Artuur Peters world champion] (in Dutch). www.internetgazet.be. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). www.europecanoeevents.com. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Artuur Peters Europees kampioen" [Artuur Peters European Champion] (in Dutch). www.internetgazet.be. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Artuur Peters pakt Europese titel bij U23 in K1 1000m" [Artuur Peters takes European title U23 in K1 1000m] (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
External links
edit- Artuur Peters at the International Canoe Federation
- Artuur Peters at Olympics.com
- Artuur Peters at Olympedia
- Artuur Peters at Team Belgium (in Dutch)
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