Janne Nielsen

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Janne Nielsen
Personal information
NationalityDanish
Born (1993-04-24) 24 April 1993 (age 32)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsTriple jump: 14.13 (Tenerife, 2025) NR

Janne Nielsen (born 24 April 1993) is a Danish triple jumper. She is a multiple-time national champion and the Danish national record holder in the event. [1]

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Early life

She is from Kolding, but moved to Aarhus at the age of 18 years-old. She studied Educational Science at Aarhus University. [2] [3]

Career

Nielsen is a member of Aarhus 1900 Athletics and Running club in Aarhus, and worked closely with athletics trainer Lars Nielsen for many years, although she has also spent time training in France with Teddy Tamgho and represented the French club Bordeaux Athlé. She set a new personal best of 13.82 metres to win the Danish Championships in 2020, her eighth national title between indoors and outdoors competition, and extended her own national record in September of that year to 13.99 metres. [3] [4]

However, she had a few years where she was severely impacted by injuries and considered her future in the sport. She returned to Denmark to train under Lars Nielsen again in Aarhus. In May 2025, she set a new Danish national record for the triple jump breaking her own record with a jump of 14.13m at the Canarias Athletics Invitational in Tenerife. [5] [6] The following month, she competed for Denmark at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships Second Division event in Maribor, Slovenia. [7]

She was selected as part of the Danish team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Janne Nielsen". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Close to wild record: Aarhus resident with longest jump in over 20 years". Dinavis.dk. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Janne Nielsen moves to Paris to train with the world's best ahead of the Olympics". Dansk-Athletic. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "In the shadow of terror and lockdown: Janne chases an Olympic ticket in Paris". dr.dk. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Canarias Athletics Invitational". World Athletics. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Three-jumper sets Danish record after turbulent years: 'Many would have judged me out'". dr.dk. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "European Athletics Team Championships Second Division". World Athletics. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Danish Athletics sends nine strong athletes to the World Championships". Dansk-Athletic. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
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