Anders Nyholm-Pedersen (born 30 March 1982) is a Danish former sailor, who specialized in the
Laser
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The word "laser" is an acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation". The fir ...
class. He bagged won a silver medal in the Laser Radial class at the 2000 ISAF Youth World Championships in
Çeşme
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, Turkey and later represented his native country Denmark in two editions of the Olympic Games (2004 and 2008).
Nyholm made his Olympic debut, as a 22-year-old, in
Athens 2004
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
, sailing in the
Laser
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The word "laser" is an acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation". The fir ...
class. There, he accumulated a net grade of 203 points to end the eleven-race series with a twenty-second overall, a placement higher than Chile's
Matías del Solar
Matías Andrés del Solar Goldsmith (born 29 November 1975), known as Matías del Solar, is a Chilean sailor. He competed at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), off ...
with respect to the opening leg.
At the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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, Nyholm qualified for his second Danish team in the
Laser
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The word "laser" is an acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation". The fir ...
class. Building up his Olympic selection, he finished twenty-third out of 51 sailors advancing to the golden fleet to secure one of the twenty-nine quota places offered at the 2007 ISAF Worlds in
Cascais
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, Portugal.
[ Nyholm could not improve his feat from the previous Games with mediocre marks recorded after ten races, placing in the twenty-third spot with 164 net points.]
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1982 births
Living people
Danish male sailors (sport)
Olympic sailors for Denmark
Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Laser
Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Laser
Sportspeople from Roskilde
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