Benoît Peschier
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensK1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 PenrithK1 team
Bronze medal – third place2002 Bourg St.-MauriceK1 team
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1998 LoferK1 team

Benoît Pierre Peschier (born 21 May 1980 in Guilherand-Granges)[1] is a French-Greek slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1997 to 2014. He represented Greece from 2009 to 2010. In 2013 he returned to the international scene representing France.

Peschier won a gold medal in the K1 event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[2] He also won two medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 2005 and a bronze in 2002.[3]

His younger brother Nicolas is a multiple medalist from world and European championships in canoe slalom. Their father Claude is world champion in the K1 event from 1969.[4]

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
200127 May 2001Goumois1stK1
3 Jun 2001Merano1stK1
200226 May 2002Guangzhou2ndK1
4 Aug 2002Prague3rdK1
200425 Jul 2004Bourg St.-Maurice2ndK1
20085 Jul 2008Augsburg2ndK1

References

  1. "Benoît Peschier". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. "CNN.com - Twins claim second Slovak gold - Aug 20, 2004". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  3. "Benoit PESCHIER". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  4. "Nicolas Peschier (FRA)". CanoeICF.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.


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