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The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad and commonly known as Antwerp 1920, were an international multi-sport event held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.
The equestrian events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney included dressage, eventing, and show jumping. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions.
Estonia competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. It was the last time that Estonia competed at the Summer Games as an independent nation until the 1992 Summer Olympics. After the nation was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940, a number of Estonian athletes competed as part of the USSR delegations at the Summer Olympic games from 1952 to 1988.
Peeters is a Dutch-language patronymic surname, equivalent to Peters. It is the most common surname in Belgium, and is particularly common in the province of Antwerp, but also in Flemish Brabant and Belgian Limburg. Notable people with the surname include:
The Netherlands competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 130 competitors, 129 men and 1 woman, took part in 58 events in 15 sports.
Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 177 competitors, 168 men and 9 women, took part in 81 events in 17 sports.
Belgium competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 150 competitors, 145 men and 5 women, participated in 72 events in 15 sports.
The Union of South Africa competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 55 competitors, 53 men and 2 women, took part in 46 events in 12 sports. After these Olympics, the International Olympic Committee banned South Africa from the Olympic Movement over the policy of apartheid, making these the last Olympics at which South Africa would compete until the repeal of apartheid and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Mouritius "Maurice" Prosper Peeters was a track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the two consecutive Summer Olympics.
The men's sprint event was part of the track cycling programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. There were 37 competitors from 11 nations, with each nation apparently limited to four cyclists. The event was won by Maurice Peeters of the Netherlands, the nation's first victory in the men's sprint. Two British cyclists, Thomas Johnson and Harry Ryan, were in the final as well, taking silver and bronze.
Huguette is a feminine French given name. Notable people with the name include:
Francine Peeters is a retired female long-distance runner from Belgium. She competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There she ended up in 29th place in the women's marathon. Peeters set her personal best in the classic distance (2:34.53) in 1984.
Horace Thomas Johnson was a cyclist from Great Britain. He was born in Fulham, United Kingdom.
Marie-Huguette Cormier is a Canadian fencer. She competed in the women's team foil events at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.
Frans Peeters is a sports shooter from Belgium. He won the Bronze Medal in Trap shooting in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Sports Reference, LLC is an American company which operates several sports-related websites, including Sports-Reference.com, Baseball-Reference.com for baseball, Basketball-Reference.com for basketball, Hockey-Reference.com for ice hockey, Pro-Football-Reference.com for American football, and FBref.com for association football (soccer). Between 2008 and 2020, Sports Reference also provided pages for Olympic Games and its competitors.
Wim Peeters was a South African sports shooter. He competed in the trap event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Harry Peeters was a Belgian rower. He competed in the men's coxed four at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Peeter Mürk was an Estonian weightlifter. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Peeter Päkk is an Estonian sports shooter. He competed in the mixed skeet event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Huguette Peeters Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
