Niels Olsen (rowing)

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Niels Olsen
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Full nameNiels Alfred Olsen
NationalityDanish
Born (1948-12-28) 28 December 1948 (age 74)
Faxe, Denmark
Sport
Sport Rowing

Niels Olsen (born 28 December 1948) is a Danish rower. He competed in the men's coxed pair event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Niels Olsen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2018.