Hansjörg Knauthe (born 13 July 1944) is a retired

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. 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.

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1944 births Living people German male biathletes Biathletes at the 1968 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1972 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for East Germany East German male biathletes Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in biathlon Biathlon World Championships medalists Medalists at the 1972 Winter Olympics People from Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Sportspeople from Bezirk Dresden Biathletes from Saxony {{Germany-biathlon-bio-stub