Holger Nielsen

For other people with the same name, see Holger Nielsen (disambiguation).
Olympic medal record
Representing  Denmark
Men's Fencing
Bronze medal – third place 1896 Athens Sabre
Men's Shooting
Silver medal – second place 1896 Athens Free pistol
Bronze medal – third place 1896 Athens 25 metre rapid fire pistol

Holger Louis Nielsen (18 December 1866 in Copenhagen – 26 January 1955 in Hellerup) was a Danish fencer, sport shooter, and athlete.[1] He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.[2] He is probably best known for drawing up the first set of rules for the game of handball.[3]

  1. ^ "Holger Nielsen". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Holger Nielsen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  3. ^ "History of Team Handball". sportsknowhow.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2017.