Niels Henriksen

{{short description|Danish rower}}

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| birth_name = Niels Laulund Henriksen

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| birth_place = Gentofte, Denmark

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{{MedalSport | Men's rowing}}

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{{MedalOlympics}}

{{MedalGold| 1996 Atlanta|Lwt coxless four}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold | 1994 Indianapolis | Lwt coxless four}}

{{MedalSilver | 1989 Bled | Lwt eight}}

{{MedalSilver | 1993 Račice | Lwt eight}}

{{MedalSilver | 1995 Tampere | Lwt coxless four}}

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Niels Laulund Henriksen (born 4 February 1966) is a Danish competition rower and Olympic champion.

Henriksen won a gold medal in lightweight coxless four at the 1996 Summer Olympics.{{Cite sports-reference |title = Niels Henriksen |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/niels-henriksen-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418103659/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/niels-henriksen-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 18 April 2020 |access-date = 30 November 2017 }} At world championships, he won one gold and three silver medals between 1989 and 1995.{{cite web |title= Niels Henriksen |url= http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/4587/results/henriksen-niels |publisher=International Rowing Federation |access-date=30 November 2017}}