Artuur Peters
Artuur Peters is a Belgian canoeist. He competed in the [Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres|men's K-1 1000 metres] event at the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.
His older sister is Hermien Peters who also competed in the canoeing competitions at the same Summer Olympics.
Career
Peters is a former K1 1000 metres junior and U23 world champion, winning the gold medal at the 2014 ICF World Junior Canoe Sprint Championships in Szeged, Hungary, resp. the 2016 ICF World U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Minsk, Belarus.Peters is a former K1 1000 metres double U23 European champion, winning the gold medal at the 2015 European U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Pitești, Romania, and again at the 2018 European Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Auronzo di Cadore, Italy.
Peters is also a former K2 1000 metres U23 European champion. having teamed up with Bram Sikkens winning the gold medal at the 2019 European U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Račice, Czech Republic.