Peter Kretschmer

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| name = Peter Kretschmer

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| nationality = German

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|2|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Schwerin, Germany

| height = 1.75 m

| weight = 70 kg

| country = Germany

| sport = Canoe sprint

| club = SC DHfK Leipzig

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Peter Kretschmer (born 15 February 1992) is a German sprint canoer who won an Olympic gold medal in the men's C-2 1000 metre event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He has also won four World Championship gold medals.

Canoe Career

Kretschmer was born in Schwerin in 1992, and trains at SC DHfK Leipzig at club level.{{Cite web |title=Mit dem Canadier nach Paris: Peter Kretschmer |url=https://www.stadtsportbund-schwerin.de/neuigkeiten/detail/mit-dem-canadier-nach-paris-peter-kretschmer |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=www.stadtsportbund-schwerin.de}}{{Cite web |title=Peter Kretschmer |url=https://scdhfk.de/sportler/peter-kretschmer/ |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=SC DHfK Leipzig e.V. |language=de}}

At the 2011 World Championships, he won a bronze in the C-2 500 m event.{{Cite web |last=Deutschland |first=Team |title=Peter Kretschmer |url=https://www.teamdeutschland.de/team/details/peter-kretschmer |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=www.teamdeutschland.de |language=en}}

He won the gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics in C-2 1000 metres category event for his country with Kurt Kuschela.{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/peter-kretschmer-kurt-kuschela-of-germany-win-olympic-gold-in-men-s-double-canoe-sprint-1-000-1.3892178|title=Peter Kretschmer, Kurt Kuschela of Germany win Olympic gold in men's double canoe sprint 1,000|date=8 August 2012|work=newsday.com}} He also won a silver medal at the European Championships in the same event.

In 2013 and 2014, he competed in the World and European Championships, winning gold in the men's C-4 1000 meters at the 2013 World Championships (with Kuschela, Erik Leue and Erik Rebstock).

In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, in canoe sprint, more specifically, Men's C-2 1000m with Michael Mueller. He earned a bronze medal. He also competed in the same event at the 2015 World Championships.

Kretschmer won gold in the C-2 1000 m at the 2017 World Championship (with Yul Oeltze){{Cite web |date=2017-08-27 |title=Olympic best are also World Championship best in sprint canoe |url=https://www.canoeicf.com/news/olympic-best-are-also-world-championship-best-sprint-canoe |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=ICF - Planet Canoe |language=en}} and 2017 European Championships.

In 2018, he won the C-2 1000 m at the World Championships (with Oeltze), and competed in the C-2 500 m. He competed in the same events at the 2018 European Championships, also winning gold in the C-2 1000 m.

He also competed at the 2019 World Championships and 2019 European Games.

At the 2023 World Championships, he won gold in the C-2 500 m (with Tim Hecker) and silver in the C-1 200 m,{{Cite web |date=2023-11-02 |title=2023 shows race for sprint Olympic gold is wide open |url=https://www.canoeicf.com/news/2023-shows-race-sprint-olympic-gold-wide-open |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=ICF - Planet Canoe |language=en}} and he competed at the 2023 European Games.

At the 2024 Olympics, he competed in the C-2 500 m.{{Cite web |title=Peter Kretschmer at Olympics.com |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/peter-kretschmer |access-date=25 May 2025 |website=Olympics.com}}