Knut Holmann

Knut Holman ( born July 31, 1968 in Oslo) is a Norwegian kayaker.

His first international success came Holman at the World Cup 1990 in Poznań. There he won the gold medal in the kayak One of over 1000 m. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he won silver ( about 1000 m ) and bronze ( 500 m). When held in the same year World Cup in Paris, he reached over 1000 m gold and silver over 500 meters. 1993 at the World Championships in Copenhagen, he was able to win the gold medal in the 1000 m and the silver medal in the 10,000 m again. In the 1994 World Cup in Mexico City, he could not repeat his success and won over 500 m and 1000 m only the bronze medal. A year later, he found time for the 1995 World Cup in Duisburg to his old form back and won over 1000m again the gold medal. About 500 m he won silver. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta he won the gold medal in the kayak - One (K1 ) over 1000 meters in a time of 3:25,78 minutes ahead of the Italian Beniamino Bonomi. To his Golden still got the silver medal in the kayak - One (K1 ) about 500 m behind the Italian Antonio Rossi. At the World Championships in 1997 in Dartmouth, he had to settle for the one with a bronze medal over 500 m. A year later, in Szeged, he won at the World Championships Silver 1000 m. In addition, it was used in every four and won with this more than 200 m bronze medal. At the World Championship 1999 in Milan, he won silver again above 1000 m in one. At the Summer Olympics in Sydney in 2000 he won the Double Gold over 500 m and 1000 m.

He was honored with the Foundation - Morgenbladet gold medal in 1993. In 1996 he won the Fearnleys olympiske ærespris.