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Mie Østergaard Nielsen (born 25 September 1996) is a Danish former competitive swimmer who holds the Danish record in several backstroke events.[1]

Mie Ø. Nielsen

Personal information
Full name	Mie Østergaard Nielsen
National team	Denmark
Born	(1996-09-25) 25 September 1996 (age 25) Aalborg, Denmark
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, Freestyle
Club	Aalborg Swimming Club
Coach	Eyleifur Jóhannesson
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m medley World Championships (LC) 2015 Kazan 100 m backstroke World Championships (SC) 2012 Istanbul 4×100 m medley 2014 Doha 4×50 m medley 2014 Doha 4×100 m medley 2012 Istanbul 100 m backstroke 2012 Istanbul 4×100 m freestyle 2014 Doha 4×50 m freestyle 2016 Windsor 4x50 m medley European Championships (LC) 2014 Berlin 100 m backstroke 2014 Berlin 4×100 m medley 2016 London 100 m backstroke 2016 London 50 m backstroke 2018 Glasgow 4×100 m medley 2014 Berlin 50 m backstroke 2018 Glasgow 4×100 m freestyle European Championships (SC) 2011 Szczecin 4×50 m medley 2013 Herning 100 m backstroke 2013 Herning 4×50 m freestyle 2011 Szczecin 4×50 m freestyle 2013 Herning 4×50 m medley 2011 Szczecin 100 m backstroke 2011 Szczecin 100 m medley 2017 Copenhagen 4×50 m freestyle European Junior Championships 2011 Belgrade 50 m backstroke 2011 Belgrade 100 m backstroke 2011 Belgrade 100 m freestyle 2011 Belgrade 4×100 m medley

Career

Nielsen won her first international senior medals at the 2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships, where she won four medals and was named newcomer of the championship.[2]

She made her Olympics debut at the 2012 games where she was taking part in the 100 and 200 m backstroke and the 4×100 m relays in freestyle and medley.[1]

Nielsen missed the 2013 World Aquatics Championships with a knee injury, but won the bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia.[3]

At the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in London, she successfully defended her title in the 100 m backstroke, breaking the Championships record and national record with a time of 58.73.[3]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she won a bronze medal as a part of the 4 × 100 m medley relay alongside Rikke Møller Pedersen, Jeanette Ottesen and Pernille Blume. Here they also broke the European record with a time of 3:55.01.

In October 2020 Nielsen announced her retirement from competitive swimming, citing continued shoulder problems and the uncertainty regarding the proponed 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Personal life

She is the daughter of Benny Nielsen, who won silver in the 200 m butterfly at the 1988 Summer Olympics and Lone Jensen, who participated in the 1978 World Aquatics Championships.[1]

References

External links

• Mie Nielsen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Official website

На других языках

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- [en] Mie Nielsen

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[es] Mie Nielsen

Mie Østergaard Nielsen (Aalborg, 25 de septiembre de 1996) es una deportista danesa que compite en natación, especialista en el estilo espalda. Es hija del nadador Benny Nielsen.[1]

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[it] Mie Nielsen

Mie Østergaard Nielsen (Aalborg, 25 settembre 1996) è un'ex nuotatrice danese. Specializzata nel dorso, ha vinto la medaglia di bronzo alle Olimpiadi di Rio de Janeiro 2016 nella staffetta 4x100m misti.

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