Guntis Peders

Guntis Peders (born 15 August 1973 in Valmiera[1]) is a retired Latvian athlete who specialised in the high hurdles.[2] His biggest success is the silver medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships in Stockholm, where his country, thanks to him and Igors Kazanovs, for the first time won two medals in one event. In addition, he represented Latvia at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as 1995 and 1997 World Championships.

He retired from professional athletics after the 1999 season.

His personal bests are 13.47 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (Tallinn 1996) and 7.65 seconds in the indoor 60 metres hurdles (Stockholm 1996).

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Latvia
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 21st (h) 60 m hurdles 7.91
Universiade Buffalo, United States 7th 110 m hurdles 14.17
1994 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 19th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.82
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 30th (h) 110 m hurdles 15.57
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 21st (qf) 110 m hurdles 13.84
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 2nd 60 m hurdles 7.65
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 19th (qf) 110 m hurdles 13.59
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 19th (qf) 110 m hurdles 13.55
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 13th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.78

References

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