Niels Mikkelsen

Niels Mikkelsen
Mikkelsen at the 1948 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityDanish
Born(1902-03-19)19 March 1902
Favrskov, Denmark
Died14 September 1964(1964-09-14) (aged 62)
Gentofte, Denmark
Sport
SportEquestrian
ClubAarhus Rideklub[1]

Niels Mikkelsen (19 March 1902 – 14 September 1964) was a Danish equestrian. He competed in the individual and team three-day events at the 1948 Summer Olympics, and failed to finish.[1]

Mikkelsen held a rank of captain. He retired from military service in 1955, and later worked at the Circus Benneweis and the Hjortekær riding school.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Niels Mikkelsen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ Bistrup, Peter (2003). "Otte historier fra den olympiske rodekasse". Forum for Idræt. 19: 113. doi:10.7146/ffi.v19i1.31719.


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