Rene Nielsen

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]

René Nielsen

Personal information
Born	(1967-06-13) 13 June 1967
Sport
Country	Denmark
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	F56
Medal record Track and field Representing  Denmark Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney Javelin throw F56 2000 Sydney Shot put F56 2000 Sydney Pentathlon P58 2004 Athens Pentathlon P54-58 2004 Athens Shot put F56 World Championships 2002 Lille Javelin throw F56 1998 Birmingham Shot put F56 2002 Lille Shot put F56 2002 Lille Pentathlon P54-58

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]