Violetta Oblinger-Peters
Violetta Oblinger-Peters with her medal from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born (1977-10-14) 14 October 1977
Schwerte, West Germany
Sport
CountryAustria
SportCanoe slalom
EventK1
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingK1
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2005 PenrithK1 team
Bronze medal – third place2010 TacenK1
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Liptovský MikulášK1
Silver medal – second place2011 La Seu d'UrgellK1 team
Bronze medal – third place2005 TacenK1 team

Violetta Oblinger-Peters (born 14 October 1977 in Schwerte, North Rhine-Westphalia)[1] is a German-born, Austrian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1995. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K1 event in Beijing in 2008.

Oblinger-Peters also won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (K1: 2010, K1 team: 2005). She won three medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze).[2]

Her husband, Helmut, competed at the Olympics, as did her father Wolfgang and uncle Ulrich.

In April 2009 she and her husband became parents of a boy.

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
200110 Jun 2001Tacen3rdK1
200228 Jul 2002Tacen2ndK1
20033 Aug 2003Bratislava3rdK1
20064 Jun 2006Augsburg3rdK1
200730 Jun 2007Prague2ndK1
20093 Aug 2009Kananaskis3rdK11
1 Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

References

  1. "Sports-Reference.com profile". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. "Profile". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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