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Rene Nielsen

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René Nielsen
Personal information
Born (1967-06-13) 13 June 1967 (age 57)
Sport
Country Denmark
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classF56
Medal record
Track and field
Representing  Denmark
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Javelin throw F56
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Shot put F56
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Pentathlon P58
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Pentathlon P54-58
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Shot put F56
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Lille Javelin throw F56
Silver medal – second place 1998 Birmingham Shot put F56
Silver medal – second place 2002 Lille Shot put F56
Silver medal – second place 2002 Lille Pentathlon P54-58

René Nielsen (born 13 June 1967) is a Paralympic former athlete from Denmark competing mainly in category P56 pentathlon events. He now works as an ambassador and has worked as a mental coach in the Danish Superliga.[1]

He competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. There he won a gold medal in the men's javelin throw F56, a silver medal in the men's shot put F56 and a bronze medal in the men's pentathlon P58. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a bronze medal in the men's Pentathlon P54-58, a bronze medal in the men's shot put F56 and finished fourth in the men's javelin throw F55-56.

Nielsen lost both of his legs in a train accident in 1991. His autobiography Half a Man - A Whole Person is a bestseller in Denmark selling 50,000 copies.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Half Man - Complete Human (in Danish)". Rene Nielsen Personal Website. 29 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Rene Nielsen - Invacare Europe". Invacare Europe. 29 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Half a man, a whole person". Reolen. 29 August 2022.
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