Anders Nielsen (badminton)

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Anders Ward Nielsen (24 February 1967 – 29 July 2010) was a badminton player who competed for England.

Anders Nielsen
Personal information
Full name	Anders Ward Nielsen
Country	England
Born	(1967-02-24)24 February 1967 Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Died	29 July 2010(2010-07-29) (aged 43) Cheam, Greater London, England
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria Mixed team 1994 Victoria Men's singles European Championships 1992 Glasgow Men's singles 1994 Den Bosch Men's singles European Mixed Team Championships 1992 Glasgow Mixed team 1994 Den Bosch Mixed team

Badminton career

Nielsen represented Great Britain in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.^[1]

He represented England and won a gold medal in the mixed team and a bronze medal in the men's singles event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.^[2][3][4]

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.^[5]

Family

His mother was Heather Ward.^[5]