Henning Lynge Jakobsen

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Henning Lynge Jakobsen (born 6 March 1962) is a Danish sprint canoeist who competed in the mid-1980s. He distinguished himself by winning two Olympic medals at the same Olympics at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, a feat that has yet to be repeated by a Dane.

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