Hans Knauß

Hans Knauß

Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
	1998 Nagano	Super-G
World Championships
	2003 St. Moritz	Giant Slalom
	1999 Vail	Super-G

Hans Knauß (born 9 February 1971 in Schladming) is an Austrian former alpine skier. He competed at the 1994, 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal in the Super-G at the 1998 Nagano Olympics.^[1] Knauß tested positive for the anabolic steroid Nandrolone at a World Cup downhill in Canada on 27 November 2004 and was given an 18-month ban from sport.

Doping ban

Knauß tested positive for the anabolic steroid Nandrolone at a World Cup downhill in Lake Louise in Canada on 27 November 2004 and was subsequently given an 18-month ban from sport.^[2] Knauß retired from the sport after the doping sanction.

World Cup victories

Date	Location	Race
17 December 1995	Alta Badia	Giant Slalom
23 January 1996	Valloire	Super-G
16 December 1996	Val-d'Isère	Super-G
8 March 1998	Kvitfjell	Super-G
23 January 1999	Kitzbühel	Downhill
14 January 2003	Adelboden	Giant Slalom
15 March 2003	Lillehammer	Giant Slalom

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hans Knauß". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
2. Highest sporting court denies appeal of Hans Knauss in doping suspension, skiracing.com, 22 July 2005

External links

• Hans Knauss at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database