Villy Christiansen (born 18 April 1935 in
Holstebro Municipality
Holstebro Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 59,201 (1. January 2025). Its mayor is H. C. Østerby ...
) is a
Danish sprint canoeist
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...
who competed in the late 1950s. At the
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...
in
Melbourne
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, he finished seventh in
K-1 1000 m event.
References
Sports-reference.com profile
External links
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1935 births
Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Danish male canoeists
Living people
Olympic canoeists for Denmark
People from Holstebro Municipality
20th-century Danish sportsmen
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