Biography
Peter GELLE
Peter GELLE
SLOVAK CANOEING SLOVAK CANOEING
Male
23/08/1984
183
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Athlete entered in:
other members of the team: Adam BOTEK
 
NICKNAME:  
Jelly, Gelee [his family name phonetically in French]. (NOC, 14 Jul 2012; pravda.sk, 22 Aug 2011)
        
HOBBIES:   Reading, listening to music, spending time with family. (baku2015.com, 15 Jun 2015)
OCCUPATION:   Athlete
LANGUAGES:  
English, German, Hungarian, Slovak
HIGHER EDUCATION:  
Sport Studies - Matej Bel University: Banská Bystrica, SVK
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:   He began paddling in 1996
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:   His first coach was Jozef Kuzel. "My first coach was a fanatic in the good sense. And under his leadership I have been trained in the secrets of speed canoeing. I like everything that has anything to do with water."
HERO/IDOL:  
Norwegian sprint paddler Knut Holmann, US boxer Muhammad Ali. (NOC, 14 Jul 2012)
       
AWARDS AND HONORS:   He was named Slovakian Kayaker of the Year in 2010, 2012 and 2013. (24hod.sk, 17 Jan 2014; sport.aktuality.sk, 28. 0ct 2015)
CLUB:   Dukla Trencin: Slovakia
NAME OF COACH:   Radovan Simocko, SVK
TRAINING REGIME:   He likes to train in the mountains 2000m above sea level in Livigno, Italy.
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:   Winning gold in the K2 1000m at the 2011 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. (baku2015.com, 15 Jun 2015)
2017 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Results
 
 
Start Time Event Participants Rank Results Available Information
Aug 24
12:17
 
Men's 1000m K2 SENIOR
Heats 4
SVK SVK
1
03:23.339
Aug 24
17:55
 
Men's 1000m K2 SENIOR
Semifinal 1
SVK SVK
1
03:15.924
Aug 25
11:26
 
Men's 500m K1 SENIOR
Heats 1
SVK Peter GELLE
5
01:39.334
Aug 25
16:42
 
Men's 500m K1 SENIOR
Semifinal 1
SVK Peter GELLE
2
01:40.153
Aug 26
12:08
 
Men's 1000m K2 SENIOR
Final A
SVK SVK
2
03:10.725
Aug 27
11:27
 
Men's 500m K1 SENIOR
Final A
SVK Peter GELLE
8
01:40.125



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