Peter Gelle
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Slovakia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Szeged K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2010 Poznań K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Račice K-2 1000 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Belgrade K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Zagreb K-2 1000 m

Peter Gelle (Hungarian: Gelle Péter; born 23 August 1984) is a Slovak sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He is a member of the Hungarian community in Slovakia.[1]

He won a silver medal in the K-1 500 m at the 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań and a gold medal in the K-2 1000 m in 2011 with Erik Vlček.[2]

Biography

Peter was born in Štúrovo and is a member of ethnic Hungarian community in Slovakia. The area was transferred to a newly formed Czechoslovakia following the Treaty of Trianon.

References

  1. ^ https://www.bumm.sk/sport/2017/08/26/szlovakiai-magyar-sikerek-a-kajak-kenu-vilagbajnoksagon Hungarian silver medal for Slovakia at the Canoe Sprint World Championships
  2. ^ "Result archive". sportscene.tv. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

External links


World Champions in Men's Canoe Sprint K-2 1000 m
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