Leo Nielsen
Carl Leo Holger Nielsen (born March 5, 1909 in Randers , † June 15, 1968 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish cyclist .
Nielsen took part in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam . He won the team championship of the road race there together with Henry Hansen and Orla Jørgensen . 1931 Nielsen was at the UCI Road World Championships in Copenhagen third in the amateur world championship in road racing. Nielsen also took part in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , where he won the silver medal in the team competition on the road together with Henry Hansen and Frode Sørensen . In 1934 he was able to win the national title in the road race after finishing second four times.
Web links
- Leo Nielsen in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Leo Nielsen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Nielsen, Leo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nielsen, Carl Leo Holger (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1909 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Randers |
DATE OF DEATH | June 15, 1968 |
Place of death | Copenhagen |