Sverri Sandberg Nielsen

Sverri Sandberg Nielsen (born 14 October 1993)[1][2] is a Faroese rower who competes for Danske Studenters Roklub[3][4] and Denmark in the heavyweight single sculls. He also competes in indoor rowing and has set a new Danish record three years in a row, 2015, 2016 and 2017 and again in 2019 and 2020.[5] In 2019 he won silver medal at the World Rowing Championships. In 2020 he won the European Rowing Championship and the following year he won silver at the same event. In 2021 he competes for Denmark at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]

Sverri Sandberg Nielsen
Personal information
NationalityFaroese
Born (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
CountryDenmark
SportRowing
Event(s)Single sculls
ClubDanske Studenters Roklub
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Men's rowing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 OttensheimSingle sculls
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 PoznanSingle sculls
Silver medal – second place2021 VareseSingle sculls

Career

Sverri S. Nielsen began his rowing career in the Faroe Islands competing in Faroese wooden rowing boats with 6 or 8 rowers and a cox;[7] he was also training indoor rowing in the Faroe Islands as well as outdoor rowing. In 2011 he won the C.R.A.S.H.-B.Sprints World Indoor Rowing Championships for Junior Men.[8] He is a member of the Danish National rowing team, he currently competes in Single sculler, heavy weight, he has also competed in double sculler.

Results in Indoor Rowing – Danish record holder

Nielsen is the current Danish record holder in the men's indoor rowing, heavy weight, he broke a nine-year old Danish record in January 2015[9] and improved the same record in January 2016 in the time 5.51.6[10] and again in January 2017 in the time 5:49.20,[11] and in February 2017 at the European Indoor Rowing Championship, which he won in the time 5:47.9.[12]

Results in single scull

Nielsen competed at the 2015 World Rowing Championships making it to the semi-final; he competed at the 2015 World Rowing Championship under-23 and made it to the final where his final result was number four.[13] At the 2017 World Rowing Championships he made it to the semi-finals, where he was number four in the time 06:53.420.[14]

Missed Olympic 2016 qualification

He missed the Olympic qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics by less than one second, when he came in as number four at the final qualification race for the Olympics.[15] Denmark and all other nations were not allowed to have more than two boats in the men's and women's single sculler and double lightweight sculler. But because or the new rule of diversity, Denmark gained another place for one of their boat for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio; this happened when Belgium won two competition in the men's single and double scullers at the final qualification race, but were only allowed to take one of the two boats to Rio. It was therefore up Belgium to decide, whether Denmark should have the men's single sculler or double sculler to the Olympics. Belgium chose to take their single sculler, and therefore Sverri Nielsen could not compete at the Olympics 2016, instead the extra place went to Mads Rasmussen and Rasmus Quist.[16]

Summer Olympics 2020

Nielsen won heat three and advanced to the quarterfinals. He was the fastest in quarterfinal two and advanced to the semifinals.[17]

Honour
  • 2019 – Faroese Sportsperson of the Year[18]

References
  1. Rana, Danjal av (25 January 2015). "Sverri Nielsen væl fyri" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  2. jn.fo – Sverri S. Nielsen við á danska landsliðnum í rógving
  3. Bacher, Mette (28 July 2015). "U23VM – en stor dansk udfordring" (in Danish). Roinfo.dk. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  4. "Sverri S. Nielsen – Aldersklasse: Senior A – Danske Studenters Roklub" (in Danish). Ergometertider.dk. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  5. Rungø, Jens (19 January 2020). "Sverri Nielsen er Danmarks hurtigste roer – på land". TV2lorry.dk. TV2 Denmark. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  6. "Sverri Nielsen officielt udtaget til OL". roning.dk. Dansk Forening for Rosport. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  7. Jensen, Bergur R. Dam (18 January 2013). "Sverri S. Nielsen undir 6 min á 2000m" (in Faroese). Miðvágs Róðrarfelag. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  8. "2011 C.R.A.S.H.-B. Sprints World Indoor Rowing Championships". crash-b.org. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  9. "Sportschef måtte overlade rekord til Sverri Nielsen ved DM" (in Danish). 1 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  10. "Sverri er danmarkarmeistari" (in Faroese). Kringvarp Føroya. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  11. Bentsen, Bo (28 January 2017). "Færøsk muskelbundt smadrer dansk rekord for tredje år i træk". TV2. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  12. Thygesen, Leif (4 February 2017). "Europamesterskaber i ergometerroning lørdag den 4. februar 2017 i Paris – ti danske roere deltager" (in Danish). Roinfo.dk. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  13. "World Rowing – Sverri Nielsen – Recent Results". Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  14. "SEMI-fINAL: SA/B 2 – 29 SEP 11:03". World Rowing. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  15. Petersen, Niels (24 May 2016). "Sverri rakk ikki OL kravtíðini – men Belgia heldur lív í vónini" (in Faroese). Portal.fo. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  16. "Belgien afgør danske OL-guldvinderes skæbne efter kiks" (in Danish). Fyens.dk. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  17. "TOP THREE FINISH THE GOAL IN OLYMPIC ROWING REGATTA QUARTER AND SEMIFINALS". worldrowing.com. World Rowing. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  18. Evensson, Pætur Hjalmar (28 December 2019). "OL-rógvari er ársins ítróttanavn". in.fo. Sosialurin. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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