Wolfgang Peters (canoeist)
Wolfgang Peters (born 3 July 1948 in Schwerte, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a former West German slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (C-1: 1967, 1969; C-1 team: 1969), a silver (C-1 team: 1971) and two bronzes (C-1 team: 1967, 1973).
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe slalom | ||
Representing  | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1967 Lipno | C-1 |
| 1969 Bourg St.-Maurice | C-1 |
| 1969 Bourg St.-Maurice | C-1 team |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1971 Meran | C-1 team |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1967 Lipno | C-1 team |
| 1973 Muotathal | C-1 team |
Peters also finished fifth in the C-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
His daughter Violetta won a bronze medal in the women's K-1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing representing Austria. His brother Ulrich is also a former slalom canoeist.
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