Edith Nielsen

{{short description|Danish diver}}

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| birth_place = Copenhagen, Denmark

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Edith Nancy Sophie Bechmann Nielsen (later Scheffler, 12 May 1906 – 23 November 1994) was a Danish diver who competed in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/edith-nielsen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063302/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/edith-nielsen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Edith Nielsen Olympic Results |accessdate=13 May 2020}} In 1924 she finished fourth in the 10 metre platform competition. Four years later she was eliminated in the first round of the 10 metre platform event.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/46287 |title=Edith Nielsen |work=Olympedia |access-date=13 October 2021}}