Arne Nielsson. Arne Nielsson (born May 11, 1962) is a

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sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in three

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, he won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at

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. Nielsson also won eight medals at the

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with six golds (C-2 1000 m: 1989, 1993; C-2 10000 m: 1987, 1989,

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, 1993), one silver (C-2 500 m: 1993), and one bronze (C-2 10000 m:

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). Since his retirement from elite sports, Arne Nielsson has worked as a professional coach and he has been writing several books about cognitive coaching and mental training with hint to sportspeople as well as business people.

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* * * 1962 births Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Danish male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists of Denmark Olympic silver medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics {{denmark-Olympic-medalist-stub