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 England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

and won a gold medal in the mixed team and a bronze medal 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 ...

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

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. He represented England 40 times between 1987 and 1996 and won bronze in the 1992 and 1994

European Badminton Championships The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe (BE). The first of these competitions was held in 1968. The competition was held once every two years to determine the best badminton players in Europe. Europe ...

. He was twice the English National champion in 1992 and 1995. He died of cancer in 2010.

Family

His mother was

Heather Ward Heather Maureen Ward (later Heather Nielsen; born 1938) is a former English badminton player who won international championships and competed at an elite level during a two decade span from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. Biography Noted for he ...

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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 {{UK-badminton-bio-stub