Donald Nielsen, Jr.

Full name: Donald Morgan Nielsen, Jr.
Gender: Male
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Weight: 134 lbs (61 kg)
Born: October 18, 1951 in New London, New Hampshire, United States
Country: United States
Sport: Biathlon

Biography

Don Nielsen attended the Hotchkiss School, graduating in 1970 and later studied classics at Dartmouth, graduating magna cum laude in 1974. After the 1984 Winter Olympics, Nielsen lived in Boulder, Colorado for a bit, where he taught school. But he later married a Greek woman, and in 1991 settled in Greece, where they have lived since.

Results

Games	Age	City	Sport	Event	Team	NOC	Rank
1980 Winter	28	Lake Placid	Biathlon	Men's 10 kilometres Sprint	United States	USA	44
1980 Winter	28	Lake Placid	Biathlon	Men's 4 × 7.5 kilometres Relay	United States	USA	8
1984 Winter	32	Sarajevo	Biathlon	Men's 10 kilometres Sprint	United States	USA	42
1984 Winter	32	Sarajevo	Biathlon	Men's 4 × 7.5 kilometres Relay	United States	USA	11

Men's 10 kilometres Sprint

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Country	Phase	Unit	Rank		T	M	S1M	S1T	S1R	S2M	S2T	S2R
1980 Winter	28	Lake Placid	Biathlon	United States	Final Standings		44		38:51.02	6	2	10:26.07	33	4	31:11.25	44
1984 Winter	32	Sarajevo	Biathlon	United States	Final Standings		42		35:23.3	3	2	13:19.8	=43	1	27:02.8	40

Men's 4 × 7.5 kilometres Relay

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Unit	Rank		T	M	ES	S1M	S1ES	S2M	S2ES
1980 Winter	28	Lake Placid	Biathlon	United States	USA	Final Standings		8		24:31.29	0	2	0	1	0	1	1-13:40.36	7
1984 Winter	32	Sarajevo	Biathlon	United States	USA	Final Standings		11		26:42.7	0	6	0	3	0	3	54:06.6	14

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