Peter Gelle Explained

Peter Gelle (hu|Gelle Péter; born 23 August 1984) is a Slovak sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He is a member of the Hungarian community in Slovakia.^[1]

He won a silver medal in the K-1 500 m at the 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań and a gold medal in the K-2 1000 m in 2011 with Erik Vlček.^[2]

Biography

Peter was born in Štúrovo and is a member of ethnic Hungarian community in Slovakia. The area was transferred to a newly formed Czechoslovakia following the Treaty of Trianon.

References

• Web site: Peter Gelle at Canoe09.ca . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120518131245/http://zap.norex.ca/bio/athlete/779/ . 18 May 2012.
• Peter Gelle . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203054353/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ge/peter-gelle-1.html . 3 December 2016.

Notes and References

1. https://www.bumm.sk/sport/2017/08/26/szlovakiai-magyar-sikerek-a-kajak-kenu-vilagbajnoksagon Hungarian silver medal for Slovakia at the Canoe Sprint World Championships
2. Web site: Result archive . sportscene.tv . 2015-08-27.