Peeter Nelis (born 26 December 1953) is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n fencer and coach. He was born in

Haapsalu Haapsalu () is a seaside resort town located on the west coast of Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Lääne County, and on 1 January 2020 it had a population of 9,375. Description Haapsalu has been well known for centuries for its ...

. His father was prominent fencer Endel Nelis. In 1977 he graduated from

Tartu University The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

's Institute of Physical Education. He started his fencing exercising in 1963, coached by his father. In 1972 he won team epee Estonian championships. 1972–1975 he was a member of Estonian national fencing team. Since 1974 he is working as a fencing coach. Since 1993 he is a coach at fencing club En Garde. In 2018 he was the head coach of Estonia national épée team. Students: Kaido Kaaberma, Heidi Rohi, Hardo Lehis,

Nikolai Novosjolov Nikolai Novosjolov (born 9 June 1980) is an Estonian right-handed épée fencer, two-time individual world champion, and four-time Olympian. Novosjolov competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the 2012 Lon ...

, Katrina Lehis,

Kristina Kuusk Kristina Kuusk (born 16 November 1985) is an Estonian épée fencer. Career Kuusk began fencing in 1992, coached by Helen Nelis-Naukas, Boris Joffe and Kaido Kaaberma. From 2017, Kuusk began training under Peeter Nelis. She has won team ép� ...

. Awards: * 2001: ()

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nelis, Peeter Living people 1953 births Estonian male épée fencers Estonian sports coaches University of Tartu alumni Sportspeople from Haapsalu