Ejvind Hansen (July 28, 1924 – December 19, 1996) was a

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sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s and the early 1950s. Competing in two

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, he won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at

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. Hansen also won three medals at the

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with a silver (K-1 4 x 500 m:

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) and two bronzes (K-1 4 x 500 m and K-2 500 m: both

References

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Ejvind Hansen's profile at Sports Reference.com
1924 births 1996 deaths Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Danish male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Denmark Olympic silver medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics {{Denmark-Olympic-medalist-stub