Benoît Peschier
French-Greek slalom canoeist (born 1980)
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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.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe slalom | ||
Representing  France | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2004 Athens | K1 |
| World Championships | ||
| 2005 Penrith | K1 team |
 | 2002 Bourg St.-Maurice | K1 team |
| Junior World Championships | ||
| 1998 Lofer | K1 team |
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]
