Knut Erling Granaas

Knut Erling Granaas (born 21 April 1967 in Asker) is a Norwegian sledge hockey goaltender.

He lost both legs in a traffic accident, and began to compete in sledge hockey in 1992. He has won a gold medal (1998) and two silver medals (1994, 2002) at the Winter Paralympics.

Honours

2002 Winter Paralympics

Silver

2000 World Championships

Silver

1998 Winter Paralympics

Gold

1996 World Championships

Silver

1994 Winter Paralympics

Silver

Awards

2005 – Norges Funksjonshemmedes Idrettsforbunds Idrettsplakett

References

1967 births

Living people

Norwegian sledge hockey players

Paralympic sledge hockey players for Norway

Ice sledge hockey players at the 1994 Winter Paralympics

Ice sledge hockey players at the 1998 Winter Paralympics

Ice sledge hockey players at the 2002 Winter Paralympics

Paralympic gold medalists for Norway

Paralympic silver medalists for Norway

Medalists at the 1994 Winter Paralympics

Medalists at the 1998 Winter Paralympics

Medalists at the 2002 Winter Paralympics

Paralympic medalists in sledge hockey

20th-century Norwegian people

21st-century Norwegian people