Willem Peters (5 July 1903 – 30 March 1995) was a Dutch athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1] Peters was born in Meppel and died in Zwolle aged 91.[2]
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| Nickname | Wim | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 July 1903 Meppel, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 March 1995 (aged 91) Zwolle, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | triple jump/long jump | ||||||||||||||
| Club | PEC, Zwolle | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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From 1927 to 1937 Peters won six triple jump titles at the prestigious AAA Championships.[3]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wim Peters". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "Willem Peters". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
External links
edit- Wim Peters at World Athletics
- Wim Peters at European Athletics (archive)
- Wim Peters at Olympedia
- Willem Peters at Olympics.com
- Willem Peters at Olympic.org (archived)
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