About Ejvind Hansen
Lived 1924 – 1996 (aged 72). Ejvind Hansen was a Danish kayaker.
Ejvind Hansen (July 28, 1924 in Fodslette, Langeland, Denmark – December 19, 1996) was a Danish sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s and the early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at London in 1948 together with Jakob Bernhard Christian Jensen. In the final they did have the lead for the final, but ultimately lost to the Swedish Kajak.
Hansen also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1950) and two bronzes (K-1 4 x 500 m and K-2 500 m: both 1948).
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Who was Ejvind Hansen?
Danish canoe racer (1924-1996)
When was Ejvind Hansen born?
Ejvind Hansen was born on 28 July 1924 in Langeland.
When did Ejvind Hansen die?
Ejvind Hansen died on 19 December 1996 in Odense.
What was Ejvind Hansen's occupation?
Ejvind Hansen was a kayaker.
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Ejvind Hansen was Danish.
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