Biography
Violetta OBLINGER-PETERS
 OESTERREICHISCHER KANUVERBAND
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| Female | |
| 14/10/1977 | |
| 170 | |
| 52 |
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| other members of the team: |
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Corinna KUHNLE | |
| Lisa LEITNER | |||
| NICKNAME: | Vio, Lettchen, Violine, Speed Machine, Frau Gscheit | |
| HOBBIES: | Learning about foreign cultures and languages, psychology, spending time with her sons | |
| SPORTING RELATIVES: |
Her father Wolfgang Peters represented West Germany in canoe slalom and was C1 world champion in 1967 and 1969. Her uncle Ulrich Peters also competed for West Germany and was K1 world champion in 1975. Her husband Helmut Oblinger has represented Austria in the sport. He finished 32nd in K1 at the 2015 European Championships in Markkleeberg, Germany. He retired in 2015. (SportsDeskOnline, 07 Sep 2015; wildwater.at, 07 May 2015; Athlete, 08 Feb 2004; kurier.at, 07 Oct 2015) |
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| OTHER SPORTS: | She competed in rhythmic gymnastics until she was age 14 | |
| PLACE OF RESIDENCE: | Schärding | |
| OCCUPATION: | Serves in the Army | |
| LANGUAGES: | English, French, German, Spanish | |
| HIGHER EDUCATION: | Psychology - University of Salzburg: Austria | |
| WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?: | She began paddling in 1992 in Schwerte, Germany | |
| REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT: |
"The thrill of whitewater in combination with technical requirements makes canoe slalom such an interesting and challenging sport." |
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| MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER: | Her husband and her parents | |
| HERO/IDOL: | Swiss tennis player Roger Federer | |
| SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO: | "It is the sail, not the wind, that determines the direction." | |
| CLUB: | Forelle Teefix Steyr: Steyr, AUT | |
| NAME OF COACH: | Michael Seibert [national], GER; Helmut Oblinger [husband], AUT | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR: | 1997 | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY: | France | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION: | World Cup | |
| OTHER INFORMATION: |
OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION She secured a quota place for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in the Women's K-1 with her performance at the World Cup in London in September 2015. (salzburg.com, 19 Sep 2015) HIGHER EDUCATION She has a master's degree in international business and cultural studies from the University of Passau in Germany. (wildwater.at, 07 May 2015) MEDICAL CONDITION She underwent heart surgery in 2008 after discovering she was suffering from cardiac arrhythmia. (diepresse.com, 15 Aug 2008) |
2015 ICF CANOE SLALOM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Results
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Sep 16 11:15 |
Women's K1 SENIOR Heats |
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60
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148.55
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Sep 16 15:00 |
Women's K1 SENIOR Heats |
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5
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96.56
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Sep 19 10:59 |
Women's K1 SENIOR Semifinal |
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14
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112.56
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Sep 19 16:08 |
Women's K1x3 SENIOR Final |
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12
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172.96
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