Hansjörg Knauthe

Hansjörg Knauthe
Knauthe (left) at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born13 July 1944 (1944-07-13) (age 80)
Geising, Germany
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportBiathlon
ClubSG Dynamo Zinnwald / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo.
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
1972 Sapporo20 km
1972 Sapporo4 × 7.5 km
World Championships
1970 Östersund4 × 7.5 km

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.