Violetta Oblinger-Peters

Violetta Oblinger-Peters (born 14 October 1977 in Schwerte, North Rhine-Westphalia) 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.

Violetta Oblinger-Peters

Violetta Oblinger-Peters with her medal from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
Personal information
Nationality	Austrian
Born	(1977-10-14) 14 October 1977 Schwerte, West Germany
Sport
Country	Austria
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event	K1
Medal record Women's canoe slalom Representing Austria Olympic Games 2008 Beijing K1 World Championships 2005 Penrith K1 team 2010 Tacen K1 European Championships 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 2011 La Seu d'Urgell K1 team 2005 Tacen K1 team

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).

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.

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
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

¹ Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

References

• 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 11 September 2010 K1 women's final results. - accessed 11 September 2010.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)