Anders Peter NIELSEN

Anders Peter Nielsen participated in four Olympic Games. At Paris in 1900, he won three silver medals in rifle disciplines. At the 1920 Olympics in Antwerpen, Nielsen won a team gold in standing military rifle, by which time he was 53-years-old. Nielsen also competed again four years later in Paris, together with his son Arne. The father defeated his son in the small-bore rifle event, as they placed 4th and 12th, respectively.