Michael V. Knudsen (born September 4, 1978) is a Danish

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 team handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 player. He is European Champion, having won the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship

2008 European Men's Handball Championship

The 2008 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Norway from 17–27 January, in the cities of Bergen, Drammen, Lillehammer, Stavanger and Trondheim. Denmark won the tournament with Croatia second and France third....

 with the Danish national handball team

Denmark national handball team

The Denmark national handball team is the national handball team of Denmark. Controlled by the Danish Handball Association it represents Denmark in international matches....

. He received a bronze medal at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship

2007 World Men's Handball Championship

The 20th World Men's Handball Championship took place from January 19 to February 4, 2007 in Germany. 24 national teams played in 12 German cities.The tournament was won by Germany.-Stadiums:...

, where he was voted into the All-star-team (as Pivot). At the 2006 European Men's Handball Championship

2006 European Men's Handball Championship

The 2006 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Switzerland from 26 January–5 February, in the cities of Basel, Berne, Lucerne, St. Gallen and Zürich. France won the tournament, going through unbeaten after an early defeat to Spain...

 he was number three on the top scoring list, and the Danish team received bronze medals, as they did in 2002 and 2004. Knudsen currently plays for German side SG Flensburg-Handewitt

SG Flensburg-Handewitt

SG Flensburg-Handewitt is a team handball club from Germany. Currently, SG Flensburg-Handewitt competes in the German First League of Handball .-Accomplishments:*National Championship of Germany: 1**2004*National Cup of Germany: 3...

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External links

• Michael Knudsen on the website of SG Flensburg-Handewitt Player profile