Hans Knudsen (canoeist)

Hans-Wiggo Knudsen (sometimes listed as Hans-Viggo Knudsen, August 11, 1944 – March 19, 2020) was a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of ninth twice (1964: K-2 1000 m, 1968: K-4 1000 m).^[1]

Hans-Wiggo Knudsen

Personal information
Nationality	Danish
Born	(1944-08-11)11 August 1944 Herlufsholm, Denmark
Died	19 March 2020(2020-03-19) (aged 75) Roskilde, Denmark
Sport
Sport	Canoe racing

He was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018, then he died two years later from complications due to COVID-19.^[2]