Wolfgang Peters (canoer)
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Wolfgang Peters (born July 3, 1948) is a West German
slalom canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won two gold medals in the C-1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
, earning them in 1967
and 1969
.
Peters also finished fifth in the C-1 event
at the 1972 Summer Olympics
in Munich
.
His daughter, Violetta
, won a bronze in the women's K-1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
representing Austria
.
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
slalom canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won two gold medals in the C-1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non-Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they had taken place in odd-numbered years...
, earning them in 1967
1967 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1967 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Lipno nad Vltavou, Czechoslovakia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. The mixed C-2 team event was not held after having been done so at the previous championships.-Canoe:-Kayak:...
and 1969
1969 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1969 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Bourg St.-Maurice, France under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. The mixed C-2 team event returned for the third and final time after not being held at the previous championships...
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Peters also finished fifth in the C-1 event
Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's slalom C-1
These are the results of the men's C-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The C-1 event is raced by one-man canoes through a whitewater course. The venue for the 1972 Olympic competition was in Augsburg....
at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
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His daughter, Violetta
Violetta Oblinger-Peters
Violetta Oblinger-Peters is a German-born, Austrian slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-1 event at Beijing in 2008....
, won a bronze in the women's K-1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
representing Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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