Lina Nielsen
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Nationality | British |
Born | 13 March 1996 |
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | 400 metres hurdles |
Club | Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club |
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Lina Nielsen (born 13 March 1996) is a British sprinter.[1]
She won the 400 m hs at the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships with 55.59. Nielsen has an identical twin sister, Laviai Nielsen, who is also an international athlete in the same events.[2][3]
Career[]
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Personal life[]
Nielsen grew up in Leytonstone, East London.[4] As of 2017, she is taking a year out from her geography degree at King's College London. Nielsen is also an Athlete Ambassador for Right to Play, the world's leading sport for development charity.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Lina Nielsen". IAAF. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Meet the GB twins going for gold in Belgrade". BBC Sport. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ Debbie Black (12 August 2015). "What It's Actually Like To Train With Professional Athletes". Elle. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Ben Bloom (25 February 2017). "Laviai and Lina Nielsen driven by twin dream of a medal on British debuts". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Right To Play ambassadors". Right To Play. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Alumni of King's College London
- Athletes from London
- British female sprinters
- English female sprinters
- British Athletics Championships winners
- Black British sportspeople
- People from Leytonstone
- English athletics biography stubs