Artuur Peters

Artuur Peters (born 26 October 1996) is a Belgian canoeist. He competed in the men's K-1 1000 metres event at the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics .^[1]

Artuur Peters

Personal information
Nationality	Belgian
Born	(1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 28) Hechtel-Eksel, Limburg, Belgium
Sport
Country	Belgium
Sport	Canoe sprint
Event(s)	K-1 500m, K-1 1000m
Medal record European Championships 2021 Poznań K-1 1000 m 2022 Munich K-1 1000 m World U23 Championships 2016 Minsk K-1 1000 m 2017 Pitești K-1 500 m 2017 Pitești K-1 1000 m European U23 Championships 2019 Račice K-2 1000 m 2018 Auronzo Lake K-1 1000 m 2015 Pitești K-1 1000 m 2018 Auronzo Lake K-1 500 m World Junior Championships 2014 Szeged K-1 1000 m European Junior Championships 2014 Mantes-en-Yvelines K-1 500 m 2014 Mantes-en-Yvelines K-1 1000 m

His older sister is Hermien Peters who also competed in the canoeing competitions at the same Summer Olympics.^[2]

Career

Peters is a former K1 1000 metres junior and U23 world champion, winning the gold medal at the 2014 ICF World Junior Canoe Sprint Championships in Szeged, Hungary,^[3][4] resp. the 2016 ICF World U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Minsk, Belarus.^[5][6]

Peters is a former K1 1000 metres double U23 European champion, winning the gold medal at the 2015 European U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Pitești, Romania,^[7][8] and again at the 2018 European Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Auronzo di Cadore, Italy.^[9]

Peters is also a former K2 1000 metres U23 European champion. having teamed up with Bram Sikkens winning the gold medal at the 2019 European U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Račice, Czech Republic.^[10]