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Mie
NIELSEN |
Sport |
Swimming |
NOC |
Denmark
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Gender | Women |
Born | 25 Sep 1996
in Aalborg, DEN |
Height | 1.83 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Aalborg, DEN |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
Her father Benny Nielsen won a silver medal in the 200m butterfly at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. Her mother Lone Jensen was also a swimmer and competed at the 1978 World Championships. (dinby.dk, 06 Apr 2011; politiken.dk, 28 Mar 2010) |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Danish, English |
General Interest |
Injuries |
She underwent knee surgery after the 2012 Olympic Games. She required a second operation in May 2013, which kept her out of the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. (dr.dk, 04 Jun 2013) |
Awards and honours |
In 2015 she was named Female Swimmer of the Year in Denmark. (Facebook page, 24 Nov 2017)
She was named Sportsperson of the Year in 2012 by the Danish newspaper Nordjyske. (Facebook page, 24 Nov 2017)
She was named Rookie of the Year in 2011 by the Danish newspaper Politiken. (Facebook page, 24 Nov 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at age five at Svommeklubb Nord in Norresundby, Denmark. |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Carpe diem." (Instagram profile,18 Nov 2017) |
Other information |
RETIRED She retired from competitive swimming in October 2020. (swimswam.com, 11 Oct 2020)
BREAK In April 2017 she took a break from the sport, citing a lack of motivation, and chose to miss the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. She returned to competition in November 2017. (Facebook page, 11 Nov 2017; svoem.org, 28 Apr 2017)
MEDICAL CONDITION She has a genetic blood condition that causes elevated homocysteine [an amino acid] and increases the risk of blood clots. The condition cannot be cured, but can be managed. "Of course, I'm concerned. I cannot help thinking about it once in a while. I know it could be dangerous." (udeoghjemme.dk, 09 Nov 2016) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Medicine - Aalborg University: Denmark |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Miffy (Facebook profile, 19 Sep 2018) |
Hobbies |
Spending time at the beach, bowling. (Instagram profile, 08 Aug 2018) |
Olympic Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
5 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
100m Backstroke |
58.80 |
3 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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28 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
200m Backstroke |
2:13.89 |
17 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
100m Backstroke |
1:00.38 |
7 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:57.76 |
6 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:37.45 |
World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
50m Backstroke |
DNS |
Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
100m Backstroke |
1:00.99 |
Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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5 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Backstroke |
27.73 |
3 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Backstroke |
58.86 |
5 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:57.61 |
Heat |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
50m Backstroke |
28.89 |
Heat |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
100m Backstroke |
1:01.90 |
Heat |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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8 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:39.74 |
World Championships Short Course |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
7 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
100m Backstroke |
56.93 |
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2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
100m Individual Medley |
DNS |
Semifinal |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
50m Backstroke |
26.65 |
8 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:49.95 |
Heats |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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3 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:45.98 |
5 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Backstroke |
56.62 |
Semifinal |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Backstroke |
26.85 |
1 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:44.04 |
1 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:48.86 |
4 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:29.86 |
3 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:35.48 |
Semifinal |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
50m Backstroke |
27.07 |
Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
200m Freestyle |
1:56.36 |
2 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
100m Backstroke |
57.07 |
Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
100m Freestyle |
DNS |
Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
50m Freestyle |
DNS |
1 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:49.87 |
3 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:33.51 |
7 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:47.04 |
European Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
13 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
50m Backstroke |
28.14 |
6 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
100m Backstroke |
59.93 |
2 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:56.69 |
3 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:37.03 |
2 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
50m Backstroke |
27.77 |
1 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
100m Backstroke |
58.73 |
Heats |
2016 |
London, ENG |
50m Freestyle |
25.55 |
Semifinal |
2016 |
London, ENG |
100m Freestyle |
54.63 |
5 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:39.57 |
3 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
50m Backstroke |
27.87 |
1 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
100m Backstroke |
59.63 |
Heats |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
50m Freestyle |
DNS |
1 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:55.62 |
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2014 |
Berlin, GER |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
DSQ |
European Championships Short Course |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
6 |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
100m Backstroke |
57.39 |
Semifinal |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
50m Backstroke |
26.95 |
3 |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:36.02 |
2 |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
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1 |
2013 |
Herning, DEN |
100m Backstroke |
55.99 |
1 |
2013 |
Herning, DEN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:37.04 |
7 |
2013 |
Herning, DEN |
200m Freestyle |
1:55.75 |
4 |
2013 |
Herning, DEN |
50m Backstroke |
26.68 |
2 |
2013 |
Herning, DEN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:44.81 |
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2011 |
Szczecin, POL |
200m Freestyle |
DNS |
26 |
2011 |
Szczecin, POL |
200m Individual Medley |
2:13.68 |
15 |
2011 |
Szczecin, POL |
200m Backstroke |
2:09.55 |
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2011 |
Szczecin, POL |
50m Backstroke |
DNS |
3 |
2011 |
Szczecin, POL |
100m Individual Medley |
1:00.10 |
3 |
2011 |
Szczecin, POL |
100m Backstroke |
57.57 |
1 |
2011 |
Szczecin, POL |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:46.48 |
2 |
2011 |
Szczecin, POL |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:37.63 |
World Cup Short Course |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
23 |
2014 |
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Overall |
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2 |
2014 |
Moscow, RUS |
100m Backstroke |
56.80 |
2 |
2014 |
Moscow, RUS |
100m Individual Medley |
59.34 |
2 |
2014 |
Moscow, RUS |
50m Backstroke |
26.44 |
4 |
2014 |
Moscow, RUS |
200m Backstroke |
2:07.66 |
3 |
2014 |
Moscow, RUS |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:43.04 |
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