Benny Nielsen (swimmer)

Danish swimmer
Benny Nielsen
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 200 m butterfly
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Madrid 200 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1985 Sofia 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1987 Strasbourg 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Strasbourg 100 m butterfly

Benny Leo Nielsen (born 26 March 1966 in Aalborg, Nordjylland) is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Denmark, who won the silver medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

External links

  • databaseOlympics
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Benny Nielsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.


  • v
  • t
  • e
Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This biographical article related to a Danish swimmer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e