HANDBALL PLAYER

Michael V. Knudsen

1978 - Today

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Michael Vestergaard Knudsen (born 4 September 1978) is a Danish former team handball player. He is a European Champion, having won the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team. 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". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael V. Knudsen is the 236th most popular handball player (down from 216th in 2024), the 877th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 836th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Danish Handball Player.

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS

Among handball players, Michael V. Knudsen ranks 238 out of 420Before him are Timur Dibirov, Allison Pineau, Estelle Nze Minko, Alexander Petersson, Dagur Sigurðsson, Henny Reistad, Žarko Šešum, and Snorri Guðjónsson. After him are Andreas Larsson, Nikša Kaleb, Begoña Fernández, and Torsten Jansen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Michael V. Knudsen ranks 889Before him are Karen Putzer, Jordi Ferrón, Anna Przybylska, Wietse van Alten, Jonílson, and Alejandro Lembo. After him are Shahram Amiri, Hiroki Ito, Sara Olsvig, Dainius Zubrus, Jan Bulis, and Michalis Hatzigiannis.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Michael V. Knudsen ranks 877 out of 1,032Before him are Nicklas Pedersen (1987), Lukas Lerager (1993), Morten Bisgaard (1974), Thomas Enevoldsen (1987), Erik Bo Andersen (1970), and Martin Hansen (1990). After him are Allan Johansen (1971), Frederik Nielsen (1983), Lars Bak (1980), Ida Auken (1978), Sandra Toft (1989), and Michael Sandstød (1968).

Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Denmark

Among handball players born in Denmark, Michael V. Knudsen ranks 19Before him are Jannick Green (1988), Camilla Andersen (1973), Anders Eggert (1982), Mads Mensah Larsen (1991), Anette Hoffmann (1971), and Rasmus Lauge Schmidt (1991). After him are Sandra Toft (1989), René Toft Hansen (1984), Magnus Landin Jacobsen (1995), Jesper Nøddesbo (1980), Rikke Petersen-Schmidt (1975), and Michael Damgaard (1990).