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Willem Peters

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Willem Peters
Personal information
NicknameWim
Born5 July 1903 (1903-07-05)
Meppel, Netherlands
Died30 March 1995 (1995-03-31) (aged 91)
Zwolle, Netherlands
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventtriple jump/long jump
ClubPEC, Zwolle
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Netherlands
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1934 Turin Triple jump

Willem Peters (5 July 1903 – 30 March 1995) was a Dutch athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1] From 1927 to 1937 Peters won six triple jump titles at the prestigious AAA Championships.[2]

Biography

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Peters was born in Meppel.[3]

He was selected by the Dutch team for the 1924 Olympic Gamnes, where he finished 11th in the men's triple jump.[1]

Peters won the British AAA Championships title in the triple jump event at the 1927 AAA Championships and also secured a third place finish behind Rudi Dobermann in the long jump.[4][5] He retained the British AAA title at the 1928 AAA Championships,[6][7] the 1929 AAA Championships[8][9] and the 1930 AAA Championships.[10]

Several years later he returned to compete in the British AAAs and won the title again at the 1935 AAA Championships[11][12] and the 1937 AAA Championships.[13][14]

He died in Zwolle aged 91.

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wim Peters". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  2. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Willem Peters". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. ^ "An Olympiad". Weekly Dispatch (London). 3 July 1927. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Records go abroad". Western Daily Press. 5 July 1927. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Peltzer fails to come back". London Daily Chronicle. 7 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Champions of the AAA". Daily News (London). 9 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Foreigners held at Bay". Reynolds's Newspaper. 7 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "AAA Championships". Daily News (London). 8 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  11. ^ "AAA titles". Daily Herald. 13 July 1935. Retrieved 16 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Lovelock Beaten in Mile". Sports Argus. 13 July 1935. Retrieved 16 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ "The Athletic Championships". Liverpool Daily Post. 17 July 1937. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ^ "Six records go by the board at White City". Evening Despatch. 19 July 1937. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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Awards
Preceded by Sauer Cup
1941 		Succeeded by


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