Knud Jørgen Olsen (2 October 1906 – 13 June 1994) was a Danish

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. He competed at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

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with the men's eight where they were eliminated in round two.

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1906 births 1994 deaths Danish male rowers Olympic rowers for Denmark Rowers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Rowers from Copenhagen European Rowing Championships medalists {{Denmark-rowing-bio-stub