Hans-Viggo Knudsen

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHans-Viggo Frederik•Knudsen
Used nameHans-Viggo•Knudsen
Born11 August 1944 in Herlufsholm, Næstved, Sjælland (DEN)
Died19 March 2020 in Roskilde, Sjælland (DEN)
Measurements183 cm / 75 kg
AffiliationsNKC, Næstved (DEN)
NOC Denmark

Biography

Hans-Viggo Knudsen competed at two Olympics, placing ninth in K-2 in 1964, alongside childhood friend Preben Jensen, and also finishing ninth in the 1964 K-4 event. Knudsen trained as a carpenter and later became a construction engineer. Knudsen worked on a project in Greenland in the early 1970s and met a local woman whom he married, and they settled in Sisimiut. He became co-owner of an engineering firm, Permagreen, which managed many large projects in Greenland. Knudsen developed pulmonary fibrosis in later years and then became infected with coronavirus during the COVID-19 pandemic, from which he succumbed.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1964 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) DEN Hans-Viggo Knudsen
Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) Preben Jensen 9
1968 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) DEN Hans-Viggo Knudsen
Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) Erik Hansen DNS
Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) Denmark 9

Special Notes