Erik Hansen (canoeist)

Erik Hansen

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Competitor for  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold	1960 Rome	K-1 1000 m
Bronze	1960 Rome	K-1 4 × 500 m relay
Bronze	1968 Mexico City	K-1 1000 m
World Championships
Gold	1963 Jajce	K-1 1000 m
Silver	1963 Jajce	K-1 500 m
Silver	1966 East Berlin	K-1 500 m
Silver	1966 East Berlin	K-1 1000 m
Silver	1970 Copenhagen	K-1 10000 m

Erik Hansen (15 November 1939 – 30 September 2014) was a Danish sprint canoer who competed from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won three medals with one gold (K-1 1000 m: 1960) and two bronzes (K-1 1000 m: 1968, K-1 4 × 500 m relay: 1960).

Hansen also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-1 1000 m: 1963) and four silvers (K-1 500 m: 1963, 1966; K-1 1000 m: 1966, K-1 10000 m: 1970). He died at the age of 74 on 30 September 2014.^[1]

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile