Mie Østergaard Nielsen (born 25 September 1996) is a Danish former competitive swimmer who holds the Danish record in several backstroke events.[1]
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Full name | Mie Østergaard Nielsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Aalborg, Denmark | 25 September 1996||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke, Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Aalborg Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Eyleifur Jóhannesson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editNielsen won her first international senior medals at the 2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships, where she won four medals and was named newcomer of the championship.[2]
She made her Olympics debut at the 2012 games where she was taking part in the 100 and 200 m backstroke and the 4×100 m relays in freestyle and medley.[1]
Nielsen missed the 2013 World Aquatics Championships with a knee injury, but won the bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia.[3]
At the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in London, she successfully defended her title in the 100 m backstroke, breaking the Championships record and national record with a time of 58.73.[3]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she won a bronze medal as a part of the 4 × 100 m medley relay alongside Rikke Møller Pedersen, Jeanette Ottesen and Pernille Blume. Here they also broke the European record with a time of 3:55.01.
In October 2020 Nielsen announced her retirement from competitive swimming, citing continued shoulder problems and the uncertainty regarding the proponed 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
Personal life
editShe is the daughter of Benny Nielsen, who won silver in the 200 m butterfly at the 1988 Summer Olympics and Lone Jensen, who participated in the 1978 World Aquatics Championships.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Mie Nielsen". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ "15th European Short Course Swimming Championships in Szczecin: Russia wins Championships Trophy – Spain celebrates Mireia Belmonte". len.eu. LEN. Retrieved 21 July 2012.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ a b Lord, Craig (19 May 2016). "Home-Alone Gold For Mie Nielsen 58.7CR Over Hosszu; & Bronze For Young Dawson". Swimvortex. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Nyhed : Dansk OL-medaljevinder har racet for sidste gang | Dansk Svømmeunion".
External links
edit- Mie Nielsen at World Aquatics
- Mie Nielsen at Swimrankings.net
- Mie Nielsen at Olympedia
- Mie Nielsen at Olympics.com
- Official website