Niels Nielsen (sailor)
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 Niels Nielsen (approx. 1930 to 1940) |
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| silver | Antwerp 1920 | 7 meter class |
Niels Marius Nielsen (born October 5, 1883 in Oslo , † February 9, 1961 in Bærum ) was a Norwegian sailor .
successes
Niels Nielsen, who at Kongelig Norsk Seilforening sailed, won in 1920 in Antwerp at the Olympic Games in the 7-meter class silver medal. He was a crew member of Fornebo , the rest of the crew consisted of Sten Abel and Christian Dick as well as skipper Johan Faye , which had only one competitor with the British boat Ancora from skipper Cyril Wright . The Fornebo won the first race, but the Ancora secured victory in the second and third races and thus finished the regatta in first place.
Web links
Commons : Niels Nielsen - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Niels Nielsen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Nielsen, Niels |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nielsen, Niels Marius (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oslo , Norway |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1961 |
| Place of death | Bærum , Norway |