Peter Kretschmer
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 15 February 1992 Schwerin, Germany |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Germany |
| Sport | Canoe sprint |
| Club | SC DHfK Leipzig |
Medal record | |
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Peter Kretschmer (born 15 February 1992) is a German sprint canoer who won an Olympic gold medal in the men's C-2 1000 metre event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He has also won four World Championship gold medals.
Canoe Career
[edit | edit source]Kretschmer was born in Schwerin in 1992, and trains at SC DHfK Leipzig at club level.[1][2]
At the 2011 World Championships, he won a bronze in the C-2 500 m event.[3]
He won the gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics in C-2 1000 metres category event for his country with Kurt Kuschela.[4] He also won a silver medal at the European Championships in the same event.[3]
In 2013 and 2014, he competed in the World and European Championships, winning gold in the men's C-4 1000 meters at the 2013 World Championships (with Kuschela, Erik Leue and Erik Rebstock).[3]
In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, in canoe sprint, more specifically, Men's C-2 1000m with Michael Mueller. He earned a bronze medal.[3] He also competed in the same event at the 2015 World Championships.[3]
Kretschmer won gold in the C-2 1000 m at the 2017 World Championship (with Yul Oeltze)[5] and 2017 European Championships.[3]
In 2018, he won the C-2 1000 m at the World Championships (with Oeltze), and competed in the C-2 500 m.[3] He competed in the same events at the 2018 European Championships, also winning gold in the C-2 1000 m.[3]
He also competed at the 2019 World Championships and 2019 European Games.[3]
At the 2023 World Championships, he won gold in the C-2 500 m (with Tim Hecker) and silver in the C-1 200 m,[3][6] and he competed at the 2023 European Games.[3]
At the 2024 Olympics, he competed in the C-2 500 m.[3][7]
References
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External links
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- 1992 births
- German male canoeists
- Living people
- Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic canoeists for Germany
- Olympic gold medalists for Germany
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- European Games medalists in canoeing
- Canoeists at the 2015 European Games
- European Games bronze medalists for Germany
- Sportspeople from Schwerin
- Canoeists from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Canoeists at the 2019 European Games
- Canoeists at the 2023 European Games
- Canoeists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- German canoeing Olympic medalist stubs