Violetta Oblinger-Peters

Violetta Oblinger-Peters

Violetta Oblinger-Peters with her medal from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
Personal information
Nationality	Austrian
Born	(1977-10-14) 14 October 1977 Schwerte, West Germany
Sport
Country	Austria
Sport	Slalom canoeing
Event	K-1
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2008 Summer Olympics: K-1 – Bronze
World finals	2005 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships: K-1 – Bronze 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships: K-1 team – Bronze
Medal record Women's canoe slalom Representing Austria Olympic Games 2008 Beijing K-1 World Championships 2005 Penrith K-1 team 2010 Tacen K-1 European Championships 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš K-1 2011 La Seu d'Urgell K-1 team 2005 Tacen K-1 team

Violetta Oblinger-Peters (born 14 October 1977 in Schwerte, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German-born, Austrian slalom canoer who has competed since the mid-1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-1 event in Beijing in 2008.

Oblinger-Peters also won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (K-1: 2010, K-1 team: 2005). She won three medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze).

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.

References

• 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 11 September 2010 K-1 women's final results. - accessed 11 September 2010.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile