Anders Nielsen (badminton)


Anders Ward Nielsen, was a male badminton international who competed for England.

Badminton career

Nielsen represented Great Britain in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
He represented England and won a gold medal in the mixed team and a bronze medal in the men's singles event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
He represented England 40 times between 1987 and 1996 and won bronze in the 1992 and 1994 European Badminton Championships. He was twice the English National champion in 1992 and 1995. He died of cancer in 2010.

Family

His mother was Heather Ward.