Jesper Møllegaard Staal (born March 1, 1972) is a

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sprint canoer who competed from the early 20th century to the mid-2000s (decade). He won two medals in the K-2 1000 m event at the

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with a gold in

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and a silver in

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. Staal also competed in three

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, earning his best finish of sixth twice ( K-2 500 m:

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, K-2 1000 m:

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* * * 1972 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Danish male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists of Denmark ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Denmark-canoe-bio-stub