Rene Nielsen

René Nielsen
Personal information
Born (1967-06-13) 13 June 1967
Sport
Country Denmark
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classF56
Medal record
Track and field
Representing Denmark
Paralympic Games
2000 Sydney Javelin throw F56
2000 Sydney Shot put F56
2000 Sydney Pentathlon P58
2004 Athens Pentathlon P54-58
2004 Athens Shot put F56
World Championships
2002 Lille Javelin throw F56
1998 Birmingham Shot put F56
2002 Lille Shot put F56
2002 Lille Pentathlon P54-58

René Nielsen (born 13 June 1967) is a Paralympic former athlete from Denmark competing mainly in category P56 pentathlon events. He now works as an ambassador and has worked as a mental coach in the Danish Superliga.[1]

He competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. There he won a gold medal in the men's javelin throw F56, a silver medal in the men's shot put F56 and a bronze medal in the men's pentathlon P58. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a bronze medal in the men's Pentathlon P54-58, a bronze medal in the men's shot put F56 and finished fourth in the men's javelin throw F55-56.

Nielsen lost both of his legs in a train accident in 1991. His autobiography Half a Man - A Whole Person is a bestseller in Denmark selling 50,000 copies.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Half Man - Complete Human (in Danish)". Rene Nielsen Personal Website. 29 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Rene Nielsen - Invacare Europe". Invacare Europe. 29 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Half a man, a whole person". Reolen. 29 August 2022.


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