Michael V. Knudsen
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| Full name | Michael Vestergaard Knudsen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
4 September 1978 Hobro, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Danish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kilograms (218 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Pivot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1997-2002 2002-2004 2004-2005 2005-2014 2014- |
Viborg HK Skjern Håndbold Viborg HK SG Flensburg-Handewitt Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1999-2014 | Denmark | 244 (796)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Michael Vestergaard Knudsen (born 4 September 1978) is a Danish team handball player. He is a European Champion, having won the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team.[3] He received a bronze medal at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship, where he was voted into the All-star-team (as Pivot). In 2011 he won a silver medal at the world championships, with Denmark losing to France in what was described as "the most thrilling World Championships final since decades".[4][5]
At the 2006 European Men's Handball Championship he was number three on the top scoring list, and the Danish team received bronze medals, as they did in 2002 and 2004. Knudsen currently plays for Danish side Bjerringbro-Silkeborg. In 2014, he was part of the Danish team that won the silver medal at the European Championship.
At Olympic level, he has represented Denmark at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[6]
Honours
- Danish Championship:
Gold: 2016
References
- ↑ "XI European Championship 2014. Team Roster, Denmark" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ↑ "1999 IHF Men's Junior World Championship" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 5 September 2005.
- ↑ "Denmark" – European Handball Federation (2008) (Retrieved on February 5, 2008)
- ↑ "XXII Men's Handball World Championship 2011". www.ihf.info. IHF. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ "It's France again!". www.ihf.info. IHF. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ "Michael Knudsen at sports-reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
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