Heinrich Peters

Heinrich Peters was a German sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.[1]

Heinrich Peters
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Sailing career
Class(es) 0.5 to 1 ton
1 to 2 ton
Open class
ClubBerliner Yacht-Club
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Germany Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1900 Paris Open class
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris 1 to 2 ton 2nd race

Peters was the crew on the German boat Aschenbrödel, which won the gold medal in the second race of 1 – 2 ton class and silver medal in the open class. He also participated in the ½—1 ton class, but his boat Aschenbrödel weighed in at 1.041 tons instead of less than a ton, and he was disqualified.[2]

Further reading
  • Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Concours D'Exercices Physiques et de Sports (PDF) (in French). Imprimerie Nationale. 1901. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2014-02-08.

References
  1. "Heinrich Peters Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  2. "Heinrich Peters". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 December 2020.


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