Rene Nielsen Explained

René Nielsen
Sport:	Paralympic athletics
Disability Class:	F56
Birth Date:	13 June 1967

René Nielsen (born 13 June 1967) is a Paralympic former athlete from Denmark competing mainly in category P56 pentathlon events. He now works as an ambassador and has worked as a mental coach in the Danish Superliga.^[1]

He competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. There he won a gold medal in the men's javelin throw F56, a silver medal in the men's shot put F56 and a bronze medal in the men's pentathlon P58. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a bronze medal in the men's Pentathlon P54-58, a bronze medal in the men's shot put F56 and finished fourth in the men's javelin throw F55-56.

Nielsen lost both of his legs in a train accident in 1991. His autobiography Half a Man - A Whole Person is a bestseller in Denmark selling 50,000 copies.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 29 April 2022. Half Man - Complete Human (in Danish). Rene Nielsen Personal Website.
2. Web site: 29 August 2022. Rene Nielsen - Invacare Europe. Invacare Europe.
3. Web site: 29 August 2022. Half a man, a whole person. Reolen.