Hans Knauß (born 9 February 1971 in

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) is an

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n former

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. He competed at the

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and

2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; ; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), were an international wi ...

, winning a silver medal in the

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at the 1998 Nagano Olympics. Knauß tested positive for the anabolic steroid

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at a World Cup downhill in Canada on 27 November 2004 and was given an 18-month ban from sport.

Doping ban

Knauß tested positive for the anabolic steroid

at a World Cup downhill in Lake Louise in Canada on 27 November 2004 and was subsequently given an 18-month ban from sport.Highest sporting court denies appeal of Hans Knauss in doping suspension
skiracing.com, 22 July 2005 Knauß retired from the sport after the doping sanction.

World Cup victories

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