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Mie Ø. Nielsen
Personal information
Full nameMie Østergaard Nielsen
National team Denmark
Born (1996-09-25) 25 September 1996 (age 28)
Aalborg, Denmark
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) (2012)[1]
Weight67 kg (148 lb) (2012)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubAalborg Swimming Club[1]
CoachEyleifur Jóhannesson
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kazan 100 m backstroke
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2012 Istanbul 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2014 Doha 4×50 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2014 Doha 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2012 Istanbul 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Istanbul 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Doha 4×50 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2014 Berlin 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2014 Berlin 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2016 London 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2016 London 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Berlin 50 m backstroke
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2011 Szczecin 4×50 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2013 Herning 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2013 Herning 4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2011 Szczecin 4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2013 Herning 4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Szczecin 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Szczecin 100 m medley
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Belgrade 50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2011 Belgrade 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2011 Belgrade 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Belgrade 4×100 m medley

Mie Østergaard Nielsen (born 25 September 1996) is a Danish competitive swimmer who holds the Danish record in several backstroke events.

Career

Nielsen 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 4x100 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.

Personal life

She 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

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mie Nielsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
  1. ^ a b c d e "Mie Nielsen". london2012.com. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  2. ^ "15th European Short Course Swimming Championships in Szczecin: Russia wins Championships Trophy – Spain celebrates Mireia Belmonte". len.eu. LEN. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b Lord, Craig (May 19, 2016). "Home-Alone Gold For Mie Nielsen 58.7CR Over Hosszu; & Bronze For Young Dawson". Swimvortex. Retrieved May 23, 2016.


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