Knut Holmann

Knut Holmann (born 31 July 1968, in Oslo) is a Norwegian sprint canoeist 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).

Knut Holmann
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaK-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyK-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1992 BarcelonaK-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1996 AtlantaK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1992 BarcelonaK-1 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1990 PoznańK-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1991 ParisK-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1993 CopenhagenK-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1995 DuisburgK-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1991 ParisK-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place1993 CopenhagenK-1 10000 m
Silver medal – second place1995 DuisburgK-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place1998 SzegedK-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1999 MilanK-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1994 Mexico CityK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1994 Mexico CityK-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1997 DartmouthK-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1998 SzegedK-4 200 m

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).

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. "Knut Holmann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.


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