Knut Holmann, born on 31 July 1968 in Oslo, is a Norwegian sprint kayaker who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in four Summer Olympics he won six medals, three of them gold: the K-1 500 metres in 2000 and the K-1 1000 metres in 1996 and 2000, with two silvers, in the K-1 500 metres in 1996 and the K-1 1000 metres in 1992, and a bronze in the K-1 500 metres in 1992. He won thirteen ICF Canoe Sprint World Championship medals, four of them gold in the K-1 1000 metres in 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1995, and he is widely regarded as having some of the best kayaking technique ever.
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is a Norwegian sprint kayaker competed from the early 1990s
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is a Norwegian sprint kayaker competed from the early 1990s
Competed In: 1992 Summer Olympics, Lead
two silvers (K-1 500 m: 1996, K-1 1000 m: 1992)
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three golds (K-1 500 m: 2000, K-1 1000 m: 1996, 2000)
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three golds (K-1 500 m: 2000, K-1 1000 m: 1996, 2000)
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