Anders Peter Nielsen

Anders Peter Nielsen
Personal information
Born(1867-05-25)25 May 1867
Aarhus, Denmark
Died16 April 1950(1950-04-16) (aged 82)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Sport
SportSport shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1920 AntwerpTeam 300 m military
rifle, standing
Silver medal – second place1900 ParisKneeling military rifle
Silver medal – second place1900 ParisProne military rifle
Silver medal – second place1900 ParisThree positions military rifle

Anders Peter Nielsen (25 May 1867 – 16 April 1950) was a Danish sport shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in rifle shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won three silver medals in the military rifle in the kneeling, prone, and 3 positions categories.[1]

Twenty years later he won the gold medal as part of the Danish shooting team in the 300 m military rifle, standing team competition.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Anders Peter Nielsen". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Anders Peter Nielsen". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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