Arne Nielsson
{{Short description|Danish sprint canoer (born 1962)}}
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{{MedalSport|Men's canoe sprint}}
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{{MedalSilver|1992 Barcelona|C-2 1000 m}}
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{{MedalGold|1987 Duisburg|C-2 10000 m}}
{{MedalGold|1989 Plovdiv|C-2 1000 m}}
{{MedalGold|1989 Plovdiv|C-2 10000 m}}
{{MedalGold|1990 Poznań|C-2 10000 m}}
{{MedalGold|1993 Copenhagen|C-2 1000 m}}
{{MedalGold|1993 Copenhagen|C-2 10000 m}}
{{MedalSilver|1993 Copenhagen|C-2 500 m}}
{{MedalBronze|1986 Montreal|C-2 10000 m}}
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Arne Nielsson (born 11 May 1962 in Herlev, Denmark) is a Danish sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at Barcelona in 1992.
He started rowing at Furå kano- og kajakklub. In the beginning he wasn't seen as a great talent, due to his lack of size.
Nielsson also won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with six golds (C-2 1000 m: 1989, 1993; C-2 10000 m: 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993), one silver (C-2 500 m: 1993), and one bronze (C-2 10000 m: 1986).
Since his retirement from elite sports, Arne Nielsson has worked as a professional coach and he has been writing several books about cognitive coaching and mental training with hint to sportspeople as well as business people.
He is educated as an electrician.
References
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105013709/http://canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=2010-01-05 |title=ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 }}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=2009-11-09 |title=ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007}}
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Category:Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Danish male canoeists
Category:Olympic canoeists for Denmark
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Denmark
Category:Olympic medalists in canoeing
Category:ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian