Knut Erling Granaas Explained

Birth Place:	Asker
Ntl Team:	Norway
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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.^[1]

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

Notes and References

1. News: Prinsessebesøk med sløying og grilling . 30 July 2002 . . Norwegian . 14 April 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629135917/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/kongelige/article372516.ece . 29 June 2011 .