Violetta Oblinger-Peters

German-born Violetta Oblinger-Peters came from a family involved in canoe slalom sport. Her husband Helmut Oblinger was a five-time Austrian Olympian from 1996-2012, while her father Wolfgang Peters and uncle Ulrich competed in 1972 for West Germany in canoe slalom. Violetta herself represented Austria and won the bronze medal in 2008 at Beijing in the kayak singles. At Sydney in 2000 she came 15th and in 2004 at Athens was placed 12th.

Oblinger-Peters won two German youth national titles in 1994 and 1995 and since 1997 represented Austria internationally. In 2010, she added another individual bronze medal at the World Championships, and a team bronze in 2005. At European Championships, she won the gold medal in 2007, a team silver in 2011, and a team bronze in 2005. In total, she won nine Austrian national titles.

In 2003, Oblinger-Peters completed her studies in economics, language and cultural studies at the University of Passau, graduating with a degree in cultural economics.