Johnny Nielsen

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Johnny Nielsen
Personal information
NationalityDanish
Born (1941-03-02) 2 March 1941 (age 82)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Sport
Sport Wrestling

Johnny Nielsen (born 2 March 1941) is a Danish wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 57 kg at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Johnny Nielsen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2019.