Thor Nielsen

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).

Thor Nielsen

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.