Violetta Oblinger-Peters

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.

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 (age 46)
Schwerte, West Germany
Sport
CountryAustria
SportCanoe slalom
EventK1
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing K1
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Penrith K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tacen K1
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš K1
Silver medal – second place 2011 La Seu d'Urgell K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Tacen K1 team

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

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Season Date Venue Position Event
2001 10 Jun 2001 Tacen 3rd K1
2002 28 Jul 2002 Tacen 2nd K1
2003 3 Aug 2003 Bratislava 3rd K1
2006 4 Jun 2006 Augsburg 3rd K1
2007 30 Jun 2007 Prague 2nd K1
2009 3 Aug 2009 Kananaskis 3rd K11
1 Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

References

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  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.