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Svend Nielsen

Full name: Svend Aage Thorvald Michael Nielsen
Gender: Male
Born: September 27, 1892 in Aarhus, Midtjylland, Denmark
Died: March 15, 1957 in Aarhus, Midtjylland, Denmark
Affiliations: Aarhus Athlet Klub, Århus (DEN)
Country: DEN Denmark
Sport: Wrestling

Biography

Svend Nielsen had the following finishes at major championships – 1922 World Championship: 82.5 kg. Greco-Roman (3rd).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1920 Summer 27 Antwerpen Wrestling Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman Denmark DEN AC r2/5
1924 Summer 31 Paris Wrestling Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman Denmark DEN 9T
1924 Summer 31 Paris Wrestling Men's Middleweight, Freestyle Denmark DEN 11T

Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result
1920 Summer 27 Antwerpen Wrestling Denmark DEN Round Two Match #3 2 1920-08-17 Perttilä (FIN) fall (7:17), Nielsen (DEN)
1920 Summer 27 Antwerpen Wrestling Denmark DEN Round One Match #3 1 1920-08-16 Nielsen (DEN) fall (1:02), Leloux (NED)

Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result
1924 Summer 31 Paris Wrestling Denmark DEN Round Three Match #2 2 1924-07-08 Svensson (SWE) fall (19:45), Nielsen (DEN)
1924 Summer 31 Paris Wrestling Denmark DEN Round Two Match #4 1 1924-07-07 Nielsen (DEN) fall (8:43), Baumanis (LAT)
1924 Summer 31 Paris Wrestling Denmark DEN Round One Match #5 1 1924-07-06 Nielsen (DEN) decision, Muijs (NED)

Men's Middleweight, Freestyle

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result
1924 Summer 31 Paris Wrestling Denmark DEN Round One Match #8 2 1924-07-11 Smith (USA) decision, Nielsen (DEN)