Peter Newton (canoeist)
Appearance
Peter Newton (born June 3, 1970 in Honolulu) is an American sprint kayaker who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s (decade). Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth twice (2000: K-2 500 m, K-4 1000 m).
Peter was the first American kayaker to win three medals at a Pan American Games, winning two gold and a silver in Argentina in 1995.
References
External links
- 2000 Olympic - k2 500m final (Video) Peter Newton and Angel Perez
Categories:
- 1970 births
- Sportspeople from Honolulu
- American male canoeists
- Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic canoeists of the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in canoeing
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
- Canoeists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Canoeists at the 1999 Pan American Games
- American canoeist stubs