Knut Holmann
Knut Holmann (born 31 July 1968, in Oslo) is a Norwegian sprint kayaker competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s (decade). Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won six medals. This included three golds (K-1 500 m: 2000, K-1 1000 m: 1996, 2000), two silvers (K-1 500 m: 1996, K-1 1000 m: 1992), and one bronze (K-1 500 m: 1992).
He is widely regarded to have some of the best kayaking technique ever.
Holmann also won thirteen ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-1 1000 m: 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995), five silvers (K-1 500 m: 1991, 1995; K-1 1000 m: 1998, 1999; K-1 10000 m: 1993), and four bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1994, K-1 1000 m: 1994, 1997; K-4 200 m: 1998).
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- 1968 births
- Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Living people
- Norwegian male canoeists
- Olympic canoeists for Norway
- Olympic gold medalists for Norway
- Sportspeople from Oslo
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Norway
- Olympic bronze medalists for Norway
- 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen