Ulrich Peters

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Ulrich Peters
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975 Skopje K-1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1975 Skopje K-1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1969 Bourg St.-Maurice K-1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1971 Meran K-1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1971 Meran K-1 team

Ulrich Peters (born 3 June 1951 in Schwerte, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a former West German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1960s and 1970s.

He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (K-1 team: 1975), a silver (K-1: 1975) and three bronzes (K-1: 1971; K-1 team: 1969, 1971).

Peters finished fourth in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. His niece, Violetta, won a bronze in the women's K-1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing representing Austria. His brother Wolfgang is also a former slalom canoeist.

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