About Yvonne Knudsen
Born 1964. Yvonne Knudsen is a Danish canoeist.
Yvonne Brandtrup Knudsen-Hansen (born 7 August 1964) is a Danish sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. She won two medals in the K-1 500 m at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver in 1990 and a bronze 1986.
Knudsen also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of fifth in the K-1 500 m event at Seoul in 1988.
Her sister, Jeanette, also competed as a sprint canoer for Denmark in the Summer Olympics.
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Who is Yvonne Knudsen?
Danish canoeist
When was Yvonne Knudsen born?
Yvonne Knudsen was born on 7 August 1964 in Gentofte.
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Yvonne Knudsen is a canoeist.
What nationality is Yvonne Knudsen?
Yvonne Knudsen is Danish.
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