Benoît Peschier

{{short description|French-Greek slalom canoeist (born 1980)}} {{MedalTableTop|medals= {{MedalSport|Men's canoe slalom}} {{MedalCountry | {{FRA}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalGold|2004 Athens|K1}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold|2005 Penrith|K1 team}} {{MedalBronze|2002 Bourg St.-Maurice|K1 team}} {{MedalCompetition|Junior World Championships}} {{MedalBronze|1998 Lofer|K1 team}} }}

'''Benoît Pierre Peschier''' (born 21 May 1980 in Guilherand-Granges)<ref>{{cite web|title=Benoît Peschier|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/benoit-peschier-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417202953/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/benoit-peschier-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|website=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=7 October 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CNN.com - Twins claim second Slovak gold - Aug 20, 2004 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/08/20/canoe.hochsch/index.html |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=www.cnn.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Benoit PESCHIER|website=CanoeSlalom.net|url=https://www.canoeslalom.net/doku.php/en_sportler/spo_7615p|access-date=7 October 2017}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nicolas Peschier (FRA)|url=https://www.canoeicf.com/athlete/nicolas-peschier|website=CanoeICF.com|date=5 August 2016 |access-date=6 January 2018}}</ref>

==World Cup individual podiums==

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" !Season !Date !Venue !Position !Event |- |rowspan=2| '''2001''' || align=right| 27 May 2001 ||align=left| Goumois || bgcolor=gold|1st || K1 |- | align=right| 3 Jun 2001 ||align=left| Merano || bgcolor=gold|1st || K1 |- |rowspan=2| '''2002''' || align=right| 26 May 2002 ||align=left| Guangzhou || bgcolor=silver|2nd || K1 |- | align=right| 4 Aug 2002 ||align=left| Prague || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || K1 |- | '''2004''' || align=right| 25 Jul 2004 ||align=left| Bourg St.-Maurice || bgcolor=silver|2nd || K1 |- | '''2008''' || align=right| 5 Jul 2008 ||align=left| Augsburg || bgcolor=silver|2nd || K1 |}

==References== {{reflist}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20091109000000/https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canoeicf.com%2Fsite%2Fcanoeint%2Fif%2Fdownloads%2Fresult%2FPages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf%3FMenuID%3DResults%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal_winners_since_1936%2F1510%2F0 ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.]

==External links== * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com profile}} * {{Team France}}

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