Willem Peters
Willem Peters (5 July 1903 – 30 March 1995) was a Dutch athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1] From 1927 to 1937 Peters won six triple jump titles at the prestigious AAA Championships.[2] BiographyHe was selected by the Dutch team for the 1924 Olympic Gamnes, where he finished 11th in the men's triple jump.[1] Peters won the British AAA Championships title in the triple jump event at the 1927 AAA Championships and also secured a third place finish behind Rudi Dobermann in the long jump.[4][5] He retained the British AAA title at the 1928 AAA Championships,[6][7] the 1929 AAA Championships[8][9] and the 1930 AAA Championships.[10] Several years later he returned to compete in the British AAAs and won the title again at the 1935 AAA Championships[11][12] and the 1937 AAA Championships.[13][14] He died in Zwolle aged 91. References
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