Victoria Peeters (born 17 May 1994), known as Tori Peeters, is a New Zealand athlete who is national record holder and a multiple time national champion in the javelin throw.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Victoria Peeters |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Born | 17 May 1994 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
| Event | javelin |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Javelin: 63.26m (Yokohama, 2023) |
Early life edit
Peeters is from Gore. She studied in Dunedin, and was then based in Cambridge, New Zealand, working at St Peter's School.
Career edit
Peeters broke the New Zealand national record for javelin throw for the time in March 2014, with a throw of 54.45m, breaking Kirsten Hellier’s previous record set in 1999.[1]
At the Sydney Track Classic in February 2020, Peeters threw a personal best 62.04m which improved her own national record and placed her fifteenth for the year worldwide.[2][3] Peeters was not selected for the 2020 New Zealand Olympic team, which was controversial for some.[4]
In 2022, Peeters won the Oceanic Championship and competed for New Zealand at the 2022 World Athletics Championships where she placed 24th.[5] She achieved sixth place in the final of the women’s javelin at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. In May 2023, she threw a new national record of 63.26m at the Yokohama Grand Prix, Japan.[6]
Competing at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, she finished 7cm away from qualifying for the final.[7]
In April 2024, she was named in the preliminary New Zealand squad for the 2024 Olympic Games.[8]
References edit
- ^ Cheshire, Jeff (5 May 2021). "Peeters' qualification criteria reassessed". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
Peeters (26) had been selected in Athletics New Zealand's 15-strong team for the Tokyo Games, with the provision she threw 62m by the end of April.
- ^ "Tori Peeters". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ McFadden, Suzanne (2 March 2020). "Tori's story: How she gave the javelin wings". newsroom.co.nz. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ Walker, Angela (22 November 2021). "Tori Peeters overcomes the blow of Olympic no-go". newsroom.co.nz.
NZ javelin champion Tori Peeters has moved through anger and grief at her non-selection for the Tokyo Olympics
- ^ "No final fling for Peeters". Otago Daily Times. 22 July 2022.
Peeters' best throw of 53.67m was only good enough for 24th, with the top 12 qualifying for the final.
- ^ Ross, Sarah (13 August 2023). "Tori's throwing everything at the Worlds". Newsroom. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Heartbreak for Tori Peeters as she misses world athletics javelin final by one spot". Stuff.co.nz. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Kirkness, Luke (18 April 2024). "New Zealand announces strong athletics team for Paris 2024 Olympics featuring Hamish Kerr and George Beamish". NZ Herald. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
External links edit
- Tori Peeters at World Athletics
- Tori Peeters at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Tori Peeters on Twitter
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