Anders Nielsen (badminton)

Anders Ward Nielsen (24 February 1967 – 29 July 2010) was a badminton player who competed for England.

Anders Nielsen
Personal information
Full nameAnders Ward Nielsen
CountryEngland
Born(1967-02-24)24 February 1967
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Died29 July 2010(2010-07-29) (aged 43)
Cheam, Greater London, England
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria Men's singles
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Glasgow Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Den Bosch Men's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Glasgow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Den Bosch Mixed team

Badminton career

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Nielsen represented Great Britain in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1]

He represented England and won a gold medal in the mixed team and a bronze medal in the men's singles event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[2][3][4]

He represented England 40 times between 1987 and 1996 and won bronze in the 1992 and 1994 European Badminton Championships. He was twice the English National champion in 1992 and 1995. He died of cancer in 2010.[5]

Family

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His mother was Heather Ward.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anders Nielsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Anders Nielsen". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Badminton mourns Anders Nielsen". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
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