 Violetta Oblinger-Peters with her medal from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Austrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 October 1977 Schwerte, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | K1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Violetta Oblinger-Peters (born 14 October 1977 in Schwerte, North Rhine-Westphalia)[1] is a German-born, Austrian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1995. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K1 event in Beijing in 2008.
Oblinger-Peters also won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (K1: 2010, K1 team: 2005). She won three medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze).[2]
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.
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2001 | 10 Jun 2001 | Tacen | 3rd | K1 |
| 2002 | 28 Jul 2002 | Tacen | 2nd | K1 |
| 2003 | 3 Aug 2003 | Bratislava | 3rd | K1 |
| 2006 | 4 Jun 2006 | Augsburg | 3rd | K1 |
| 2007 | 30 Jun 2007 | Prague | 2nd | K1 |
| 2009 | 3 Aug 2009 | Kananaskis | 3rd | K11 |
