Beate Peters

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games
Sex	Female
Full name	Beate Edeltraud•Peters
Used name	Beate•Peters
Born	12 October 1959 in Marl, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Measurements	178 cm / 80 kg
Affiliations	TV Wattenscheid, Wattenscheid, Bochum (GER)
NOC	West Germany

Biography

Beate Peters, a javelin thrower, was the partner of multi-athlete Sabine Braun and the first German athlete who openly admitted her homosexuality. From 1999-2002 Peters also coached Braun in the javelin. Peters came in seventh at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics but failed to qualify for the final four years later in Seoul. At the World Championships she was seventh in 1983 and won a bronze medal in 1987, as she did at the 1986 Europeans. Domestically she won West German titles in 1985 and 1986.

Personal Best: JT – 69.56 (1986).

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	As
1984 Summer Olympics	Athletics	FRG		Beate Peters
	Javelin Throw, Women (Olympic)		7
1988 Summer Olympics	Athletics	FRG		Beate Peters
	Javelin Throw, Women (Olympic)		14 r1/2

Olympic family relations

Same-sex partner of Sabine Braun

Special Notes

Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (1–1–0 1983 Edmonton ATH gold: javelin throw; 1985 Kobe ATH silver: javelin throw)
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Athletics Championships (0–0–1 1986 Stuttgart bronze: javelin throw)
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Athletics Championships (0–0–1 1987 Rome bronze: javelin throw)