Hansjörg Knauthe
Knauthe (left) at the 1972 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 13 July 1944 (age 80) Geising, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SG Dynamo Zinnwald / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hansjörg Knauthe (born 13 July 1944) is a retired East German biathlete. He won an individual silver and a team bronze medals at the 1972 Olympics. At the world championships he won a team bronze in 1970. He held the individual national title in 1969 and placed second in 1966, 1970 and 1971. Knauthe had a diploma of a sports teacher, but after retiring from competitions, he worked as a personal and property protector at the Saxon State Chancellery.