Peter Kretschmer
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 February 1992 Schwerin, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC DHfK Leipzig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peter Kretschmer (born 15 February 1992) is a German sprint canoer who won an Olympic gold medal in the men's C-2 1000 metre event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He has also won four World Championship gold medals.
Canoe Career
Kretschmer was born in Schwerin in 1992, and trains at SC DHfK Leipzig at club level.[1][2]
At the 2011 World Championships, he won a bronze in the C-2 500 m event.[3]
He won the gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics in C-2 1000 metres category event for his country with Kurt Kuschela.[4] He also won a silver medal at the European Championships in the same event.[3]
In 2013 and 2014, he competed in the World and European Championships, winning gold in the men's C-4 1000 meters at the 2013 World Championships (with Kuschela, Erik Leue and Erik Rebstock).[3]
In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, in canoe sprint, more specifically, Men's C-2 1000m with Michael Mueller. He earned a bronze medal.[3] He also competed in the same event at the 2015 World Championships.[3]
Kretschmer won gold in the C-2 1000 m at the 2017 World Championship (with Yul Oeltze)[5] and 2017 European Championships.[3]
In 2018, he won the C-2 1000 m at the World Championships (with Oeltze), and competed in the C-2 500 m.[3] He competed in the same events at the 2018 European Championships, also winning gold in the C-2 1000 m.[3]
He also competed at the 2019 World Championships and 2019 European Games.[3]
At the 2023 World Championships, he won gold in the C-2 500 m (with Tim Hecker) and silver in the C-1 200 m,[3][6] and he competed at the 2023 European Games.[3]
At the 2024 Olympics, he competed in the C-2 500 m.[3][7]
References
- ^ "Mit dem Canadier nach Paris: Peter Kretschmer". www.stadtsportbund-schwerin.de. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ "Peter Kretschmer". SC DHfK Leipzig e.V. (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Deutschland, Team. "Peter Kretschmer". www.teamdeutschland.de. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ "Peter Kretschmer, Kurt Kuschela of Germany win Olympic gold in men's double canoe sprint 1,000". newsday.com. 8 August 2012.
- ^ "Olympic best are also World Championship best in sprint canoe". ICF - Planet Canoe. 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ "2023 shows race for sprint Olympic gold is wide open". ICF - Planet Canoe. 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ "Peter Kretschmer at Olympics.com". Olympics.com. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
External links
- Peter Kretschmer at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
- Peter Kretschmer at Olympedia