Belgian canoeist (born 1996)
Artuur Peters
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Nationality | Belgian |
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Born | (1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 28) Hechtel-Eksel, Limburg, Belgium |
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Country | Belgium |
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Sport | Canoe sprint |
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Event(s) | K-1 500m, K-1 1000m |
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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]
His older sister is Hermien Peters who also competed in the canoeing competitions at the same Summer Olympics.[2]
Career
Peters is a former 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 former 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]
Peters is also a former K2 1000 metres U23 European champion. having teamed up with Bram Sikkens winning the gold medal at the 2019 European U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Račice, Czech Republic.[10]
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