Willem Peters

Willem Peters

Personal information
Nickname	Wim
Born	5 July 1903 (1903-07-05) Meppel, Netherlands
Died	30 March 1995 (1995-03-31) (aged 91) Zwolle, Netherlands
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	triple jump/long jump
Club	PEC, Zwolle
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Netherlands European Championships 1934 Turin Triple jump

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]

From 1927 to 1937 Peters won six triple jump titles at the prestigious AAA Championships.^[3]

References

1. 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.
2. "Willem Peters". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 July 2024.

External links

• Wim Peters at World Athletics
• Wim Peters at European Athletics (archive)
• Wim Peters at Olympedia (archive)
• Willem Peters at Olympics.com
• Willem Peters at Olympic.org (archived)

Awards
Preceded by Fanny Blankers-Koen	Sauer Cup 1941	Succeeded by Chris Berger