Jørgen Boye Nielsen (28 February 1925 – 7 February 2000) was a Danish

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

player who played for the Danish national team at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

in London. Jørgen Boye Nielsen played for ''Orient'' and played a total of 8 international matches from 1946–1948. At the Olympics in 1948, the Danish field hockey team placed 13th and last after three defeats and a draw in the initial pool; thus, Denmark was eliminated from the tournament. Boye Nielsen played all four matches without scoring.

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* 1925 births 2000 deaths Danish male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Denmark Field hockey players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Frederiksberg 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-fieldhockey-bio-stub