Henning Lynge Jakobsen (born 6 March 1962 in
Copenhagen
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) is a
Danish sprint canoeist
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who competed in the mid-1980s. He distinguished himself by winning two Olympic medals at the same
Olympics
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at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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in
Los Angeles
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, a feat that has yet to be repeated by a Dane.
References
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1962 births
Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Danish male canoeists
Living people
Olympic canoeists for Denmark
Olympic silver medalists for Denmark
Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark
Olympic medalists in canoeing
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
20th-century Danish sportsmen
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