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Hermien Peters

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Hermien Peters
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born (1994-11-19) 19 November 1994 (age 30)
Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium
Height172
Weight99
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportSprint kayak
ClubNeerpeltse Watersport Club
Medal record
Women's sprint kayak
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Copenhagen K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Dartmouth K-2 500 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Belgrade K-1 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Belgrade K-2 500 m
World U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Minsk K1 500m
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Plovdiv K1 500m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Belgrade K1 500m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Pitesti K1 500m
Silver medal – second place 2016 Plovdiv K1 200m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Pitesti K2 500m
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Brandenburg K1 500m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Brandenburg K1 1000m
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Montemor-o-Velho K1 500m
Gold medal – first place 2012 Montemor-o-Velho K1 1000m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Zagreb K1 1000m
Summer Youth Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Singapore Girls' canoe sprint

Hermien Peters (Hechtel-Eksel, 19 November 1994) is a Belgian sprint canoeist who competes in international elite events. She is a Youth Olympic bronze medalist, three time World silver medalist.

Personal life

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She is the older sister of Artuur Peters who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Career

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Peters first came to national prominence winning a bronze medal in the Girls' canoe sprint at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.[3] This was followed in rapid succession by a slew of medals in Junior and U23 World and European championships.

In 2011, she won the K-1 1000 metres at the European Junior Canoe Sprint Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.[4] Later that month, she won silver medals in the K-1 500 and K-1 1000 metres at the World Junior Canoe Sprint Championships in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany.[5]

In 2012, she won both the K-1 500 and K-1 1000 metres titles at the European Junior Canoe Sprint Championships in Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal.[6]

In July 2016, four years after winning the European title K-1 500 metres as a junior, she crowned herself European champion over that same distance in the U23 category at the 2016 European U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.[7] Two days later, she added a silver medal to her collection finishing 2nd in the K-1 200 metres at the same championships.[8] At the end of that month of July, at the World U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Minsk, Belarus, she won silver in the K-1 500 metres.[9]

In June 2017, she prolonged her European title K-1 500 metres at the 2017 European U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Belgrad, Serbia.[10]

Having formed a duo K-2 with Lize Broekx since 2012,[11] she won a first international medal at the senior level in an olympic discipline by winning the bronze medal in the K-2 500 metres at the 2018 European Canoe Sprint Championships in Belgrad, Serbia.[12] At the same European championships, she added a bronze medal to her tally by finishing third in the non-olympic discipline of the K-1 5000 metres.[13]

She qualified for the women's K-2 500 metres, and women's K-1 500 metres events at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan by finishing 4th in the A final of the women's K-2 500 metres at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.[14] At the Olympics, she finished 6th resp. 9th in the women's K-1 500 metres and K-2 500 metres.[15][16]

After the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the kayaking seasons 2020 and 2021, Peeters and Broekx showed that they belonged henceforth to the world's best by winning in quick succession two bronzes resp. a silver medal at the 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhague,Denmark,[17] the 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth,[18] Canada and the 2022 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Munich, Germany.[19][20]

In 2023, Peters and Broekx qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France by finishing just outside the medals in 4th place in the K-2 500 metres at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg,Germany.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Hermien Peters – Team Belgium (in French)". Team Belgium. 13 February 2021. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Hermien Peters – ICF Profile". International Canoe Federation. 13 February 2021. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Belgium represented by 32 athletes at Youth Olympic Games". The Brussels Times. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Hermien Peters pakt goud op EK" [Hermien Peters takes gold at the European Championships]. www.pressreader.com (in Dutch). 7 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Hermien Peters pakt goud op EK" [World Kayaking Championships: silver again for Hermien]. www.internetgazet.be (in Dutch). 31 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Kajakkers deden het goed op EK" [Kayakers did well at the European Championships]. www.internetgazet.be (in Dutch). 15 July 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Hermien Peters is Europese kampioene U23 K1 500m" [Hermien Peters is European champion U23 K1 500m]. De Standaard (in Dutch). 16 July 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Tutaev (RUS) wins three golds as Euopean Champs conclude". European Canoe Association. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Hermien Peters pakt zilver op jeugd-WK kajak" [Hermien Peters takes silver at the Youth Kayak World Championships] (in Dutch). De Standaard. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Hermien Peters pakt titel in K1 500 meter op EK kajak voor beloften" [Hermien Peters takes title in K1 500 meters at European Championships kayak for U23] (in Dutch). De Standaard. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Kajakster Lize Broeckx trekt met vertrouwen naar Tokio: 'We hebben hier drie jaar voor gewerkt" [Kayaker Lize Broeckx heads to Tokyo with confidence: 'We have worked for this for three years]. www.knack.be (in Dutch). 11 May 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Broekx et Peters décrochent le bronze à l'Euro en K2 500m" [Broekx and Peters win bronze at the Euro in K2 500m]. www.knack.be (in French). 10 June 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Hermien Peters encore en bronze sur le K1 5000m à l'Euro de Kayak" [Hermien Peters again bronze in the K1 5000m at the Euro Kayak]. www.knack.be (in French). 10 June 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  14. ^ "Hermien Peters et Lize Broekx 4e du K2 500m et qualifiées pour les JO 2020" [Hermien Peters and Lize Broekx 4th in the K2 500m and qualified for the 2020 Olympics] (in French). www.rtl.be. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  15. ^ "TOKYO 2020 CANOE SPRINT WOMEN'S KAYAK SINGLE 500M RESULTS". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  16. ^ "TOKYO 2020 CANOE SPRINT WOMEN'S KAYAK DOUBLE 500M RESULTS". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  17. ^ "Hermien Peters et Lize Broekx remportent la médaille de bronze sur le K2 500m" [Hermien Peters and Lize Broekx win bronze medal in K2 500m] (in French). Sporza. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  18. ^ "Ten nations share medals on final day of Canoe Sprint World Championships". Inside the Games. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  19. ^ "PETERS HERMIEN". www.ec2022results.com. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  20. ^ "Topdag voor België op EK kajak: vrouwen pakken ZILVER, Artuur Peters is goed voor BRONS" [Top day for Belgium at European Kayak Championships: women take SILVER, Artuur Peters takes BRONZE] (in Dutch). Sporza. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  21. ^ "Hermien Peters en Lize Broekx kwalificeren zich met vierde plaats op WK Kajak Sprint voor Olympische Spelen" [Hermien Peters and Lize Broekx qualify for the Olympic Games with fourth place at the Kayak Sprint World Championships] (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
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