Thor Nielsen (born 11 July 1959) is a Danish sprint and marathon canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-1 10000 m: 1993, K-2 1000 m: 1994), two silvers (K-1 1000 m: 1993, K-2 10000 m: 1987), and a bronze (K-4 10000 m: 1985).
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Denmark | ||
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| Canoe Sprint World Championships | ||
 | 1993 Copenhagen | K-1 10000 m |
| 1994 Mexico City | K-2 1000 m |
 | 1987 Duisburg | K-2 10000 m |
| 1993 Copenhagen | K-1 1000 m |
 | 1985 Mechelen | K-4 10000 m |
| Men's canoe marathon | ||
| Canoe Marathon World Championships | ||
| 1988 Nottingham | K-2 marathon |
| 1990 Copenhagen | K-2 marathon |
| 1998 Cape Town | K-1 marathon |
Nielsen also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth twice (K-2 500 m: 1992, K-2 1000 m: 1996).
Nielsen is currently working as the national coach of Denmark
References
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thor Nielsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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