Anders Ward Nielsen (24 February 1967 – 29 July 2010) was a badminton player who competed for England.
Badminton career
Nielsen represented Great Britain in the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in Barcelona.
He represented
England and won a
gold medal
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Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...
in the mixed team and a
bronze medal
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in the men's singles event, at the
1994 Commonwealth Games
The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, ...
in
Victoria,
British Columbia,
Canada.
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.
Family
His mother was
Heather Ward.
References
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1967 births
2010 deaths
English male badminton players
Olympic badminton players for Great Britain
Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Badminton players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
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