Elena Peters ( fr. Jelena Peeters ; born December 19, 1985 , Turnhout , Belgium ) is a Belgian speed skater , participant in the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics .
 Elena Peters | |
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| general information | |
| Original name | fr. Jelena peeters |
| Citizenship |  Belgium |
| Date of Birth | December 19, 1985 (33 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Turnhout , Belgium |
| Personal records | |
| 500 meters | 40.60 (January 6, 2018 - Inzell) |
| 1000 meters | 1.18.42 (January 6, 2018 - Inzell) |
| 1,500 meters | 1.56.99 (December 3, 2017 - Calgary) |
| 3000 meters | 4.04.00 (November 15, 2013 - Salt Lake City) |
| 5000 meters | 03.03.69 (November 20, 2015 - Salt Lake City) [1] |
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Biography
Elena Peters was born in Turnhout , Antwerp , Belgium . From childhood, she was engaged in speed skating and represented the national team of Belgium at the 2007 world speed skating championship in the Colombian city of Cali . Elena Peters studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in Antwerp, where she received a master's degree in graphic design . He began to train professionally in 2010 in Eindhoven . He is currently training at the Noord Limburgse Snelschaats Vereniging club in Lommel . Trained under the guidance of Margo van Dijk ( Dutch. Margo van Dijk ) [2] . At the moment, Peters owns Belgian national records in speed skating at 500, 1000, 1500, 3000 and 5000 m [3] .
Sports career
At the moment, Peters does not have any medals won in any competition. Her best performance was at the 2016 World Speed Skating Championships , which took place in the Russian city of Kolomna . On February 14, in the women's mass start with a score of 8.22.29 (5 points), she took fifth place in the race [4] [5] .
At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Peters was announced to compete in the 1,500 and 5,000 m races . However, due to poor health (suspected flu). The team’s chief medical officer and the head of the Belgian Olympic team decided that she would miss the 1500 m event and prepare for the next race [6] [7] . On February 16, in the women's 5000m race, Peters finished with a score of 7: 10.26 (+20.03). In general, she took 10th place [8] [9] .
Notes
- ↑ SpeedskatingResults.com . speedskatingresults.com. Date of treatment March 3, 2018. Archived February 17, 2018.
- ↑ SS - Person Bio . www.isu.html.infostradasports.com. Date of treatment March 3, 2018. Archived March 3, 2018.
- ↑ SpeedskatingResults.com . www.speedskatingresults.com. Date of treatment March 3, 2018. Archived on June 30, 2017.
- ↑ SS - PhaseEvent . www.isu.html.infostradasports.com. Date of treatment March 3, 2018. Archived March 3, 2018.
- ↑ ISU World Single Distances Championships 2016 . live.isuresults.eu. Date of treatment March 3, 2018. Archived on April 20, 2016.
- ↑ Après sa grippe, Jelena Peeters est dans l'inconnu trois jours avant son 1,500 mètres (fr-FR), RTBF Sport (February 13, 2018). Archived March 3, 2018. Date of treatment March 3, 2018.
- ↑ Schaatsster Jelena Peeters moet 1.500m laten vallen door ziekte (nid.) , Sporza . Archived March 3, 2018. Date of treatment March 3, 2018.
- ↑ Results: Pyeongchang 2018 - Speed Skating - Women, 5000 m. Olympteka.ru (Russian) , Olympteka.ru: Olympic Encyclopedia, sports news, statistics . Archived on September 17, 2017. Date of treatment March 3, 2018.
- ↑ Snelschaatsen: Olympische Spelen 2017/2018 - Uitslagen Dames (nid.) . www.sportuitslagen.org. Date of treatment March 3, 2018. Archived March 2, 2018.
Links
- Elena Peters - profile on Eurosport.com
- Elena Peters - profile on SpeedSkatingNews website
- Elena Peters - profile on Speedskatingresults.com
- Elena Peters - profile on the website of the International Union of Skaters (English)
- Elena Peters - profile on Olympic.org
- Elena Peters - profile on Teambelgium.be (fr.)
- Elena Peters - personal site (English)