Valdemar C. Nielsen

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameValdemar Christoffer•Nielsen
Used nameValdemar C.•Nielsen
Born21 September 1893 in København (Copenhagen), HovedstadenDEN
Died16 May 1972 (aged 78 years 7 months 25 days) in Risbjerg, Hvidovre, HovedstadenDEN
AffiliationsABC — København (Copenhagen), HovedstadenDEN
NOCDenmarkDEN

Biography

Valdemar C. Nielsen was just 19 years old when he competed at the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912; however, he did not finish the road time trial. In 1923, he finished 13th at the first-ever world championships in road race, a 164 km race in Switzerland from Zürich to Basel and back.

Nielsen married Gudrun Rigmor Bigom in 1919. They had one daughter.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Cycling Road (Cycling) DEN Valdemar C. Nielsen
Road Race, Men (Olympic) DNF
Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic) Denmark 8