Hermien Peters

Hermien Peters (Hechtel-Eksel, 19 November 1994) is a Belgian sprint canoeist who competes in international elite events. She is a Youth Olympic bronze medalist, three time World silver medalist.

Hermien Peters

Personal information
Nationality	Belgian
Born	(1994-11-19) 19 November 1994 (age 30) Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium
Height	172
Weight	99
Sport
Country	Belgium
Sport	Sprint kayak
Club	Neerpeltse Watersport Club
Medal record Women's sprint kayak Representing  Belgium World Championships 2021 Copenhagen K-2 500 m 2022 Dartmouth K-2 500 m European Championships 2022 Munich K-2 500 m 2018 Belgrade K-1 5000 m 2018 Belgrade K-2 500 m World U23 Championships 2016 Minsk K1 500m European U23 Championships 2016 Plovdiv K1 500m 2017 Belgrade K1 500m 2015 Pitesti K1 500m 2016 Plovdiv K1 200m 2015 Pitesti K2 500m World Junior Championships 2011 Brandenburg K1 500m 2011 Brandenburg K1 1000m European Junior Championships 2012 Montemor-o-Velho K1 500m 2012 Montemor-o-Velho K1 1000m 2011 Zagreb K1 1000m Summer Youth Olympics 2010 Singapore Girls' canoe sprint

Personal life

She is the older sister of Artuur Peters who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[1][2]

Career

Peters first came to national prominence winning a bronze medal in the Girls' canoe sprint at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.^[3] This was followed in rapid succession by a slew of medals in Junior and U23 World and European championships.

In 2011, she won the K-1 1000 metres at the European Junior Canoe Sprint Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.^[4] Later that month, she won silver medals in the K-1 500 and K-1 1000 metres at the World Junior Canoe Sprint Championships in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany.^[5]

In 2012, she won both the K-1 500 and K-1 1000 metres titles at the European Junior Canoe Sprint Championships in Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal.^[6]

In July 2016, four years after winning the European title K-1 500 metres as a junior, she crowned herself European champion over that same distance in the U23 category at the 2016 European U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.^[7] Two days later, she added a silver medal to her collection finishing 2nd in the K-1 200 metres at the same championships.^[8] At the end of that month of July, at the World U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Minsk, Belarus, she won silver in the K-1 500 metres.^[9]

She qualified in the women's K-2 500 metres, and women's K-1 500 metres events at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[10]

References

1. "Hermien Peters – Team Belgium (in French)". Team Belgium. 13 February 2021. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021.
2. "Hermien Peters – ICF Profile". International Canoe Federation. 13 February 2021. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021.
3. "Belgium represented by 32 athletes at Youth Olympic Games". The Brussels Times. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
4. "Hermien Peters pakt goud op EK" [Hermien Peters takes gold at the European Championships]. www.pressreader.com (in Dutch). 7 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
5. "Hermien Peters pakt goud op EK" [World Kayaking Championships: silver again for Hermien]. www.internetgazet.be (in Dutch). 31 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
6. "Kajakkers deden het goed op EK" [Kayakers did well at the European Championships]. www.internetgazet.be (in Dutch). 15 July 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
7. "Hermien Peters is Europese kampioene U23 K1 500m" [Hermien Peters is European champion U23 K1 500m]. De Standaard (in Dutch). 16 July 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
8. "Tutaev (RUS) wins three golds as Euopean Champs conclude". European Canoe Association. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
9. "Hermien Peters pakt zilver op jeugd-WK kajak" [Hermien Peters takes silver at the Youth Kayak World Championships]. De Standaard (in Dutch). 31 July 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
10. "Canoe Sprint PETERS Hermien". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

External links

• Hermien Peters at the International Canoe Federation
• Hermien Peters at Olympics.com
• Hermien Peters at Team Belgium (in Dutch)
• Hermien Peters at Olympedia