Jesper Staal

Jesper Møllegaard Staal (born 1 March 1972) is a Danish sprint canoeist who competed from the early 20th century to the mid-2000s (decade). He won two medals in the K-2 1000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in 1994 and a silver in 1997.

Jesper Staal
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1994 Mexico CityK-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1997 DartmouthK-2 1000 m

Staal also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth twice (K-2 500 m: 1992, K-2 1000 m: 1996).

References
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jesper Møllegaard Staal". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20.


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