Ove Nielsen

For the Danish footballer, see Ove Bech Nielsen.

Ove Nielsen
Personal information
Born(1924-11-15)15 November 1924
Died2008 (aged 84)[1]
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Denmark
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1949 Amsterdam Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1950 Milan Coxed four

Ove Nielsen (15 November 1924 – 2008) was a Danish rower. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki with the men's coxed four where they were eliminated in the semi-final repêchage.[2][3]

Nielsen later moved to Lillehammer in Norway where he owned the Bellevue guest house for many years. During the 1994 Winter Olympics, he offered rooms for free in contrast to other local hotels that asked for premium prices.[4] From the proceeds of selling his guest house, he bought the old ferry Mjøshfergen in 2006 to convert it into a restaurant.[5] Two years later, he sold the ferry to a restaurateur.[6]

  1. ^ "Mindeord". Århus Stiftstidende (in Danish). Berlingske Media. 29 December 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Ove Nielsen". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ove Nielsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Olympic Surprise: Free Rooms In '94". The Seattle Times. 8 October 1992. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. ^ Hanslien, Asmund (24 October 2006). "Ove Nielsen kjøpte Mjøsfergen" [Ove Nielsen bought Mjøsfergen]. Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  6. ^ Høigård, Jon Bernt (2 October 2008). "Mjøsferga solgt" [Mjøsferga sold]. Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 March 2018.