Benoît Pierre Peschier (born 21 May 1980 in Guilherand-Granges) is a French-

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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

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. He also won two medals in the K1 team event at the

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with a gold in

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and a bronze in

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. His younger brother

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is a multiple medalist from world and European championships in canoe slalom. Their father

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is world champion in the K1 event from

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World Cup individual podiums

References

ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.

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* * * 1980 births Living people People from Guilherand-Granges Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics French male canoeists Olympic canoeists for France Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships Sportspeople from Ardèche 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub