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Niels Mortensen

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Denmark
Swimming

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Congenital

Further personal information

Residence
Aarhus, DEN
Languages
Danish, English, Norwegian
Higher education
Communications, Information Technology - Aarhus University: Denmark

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He began swimming at age 10 in Spentrup, Denmark.
Why this sport?
"I took up swimming because it did not require any aids in relation to my impairment, and at the same time I could train my whole body [by swimming]."
Club / Team
AGF Svomning: Aarhus, DEN
Training Regime
He has up to nine training sessions a week.

General interest

Sporting philosophy / motto
"See possibilities instead of limitations." (tjeck.dk, 07 Oct 2016)
Awards and honours
He was given the 2012 Talent Award at the Randers Regional Sports Gala in Denmark. (dhif.dk, 21 Jan 2013)
Ambitions
To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (aarhus.lokalavisen.dk, 20 Dec 2018)
Impairment
He was born without his right forearm and is missing two fingers on his left hand. (paralympic.dk, 10 May 2016, 23 Apr 2012)
Other information
HIATUS
He took a three-month break from swimming in 2018 before returning to the pool in January 2019. "I had hardly been on vacation or break since 2012, so I was stuck. I needed to get away. And I finally gained focus on why I really like swimming. It is great to be in the water." (aarhus.lokalavisen.dk, 20 Dec 2018)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
He served as a Para sport ambassador for the 2019 National School Olympics in Aarhus, Denmark. (dif.dk, 18 Jun 2019; Skole OL Facebook page, 14 Jun 2019)

Results

Unit Date Rank
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Butterfly S8 Heat 1 2012-08-30 5
Men's 50 m Freestyle S8 Heat 1 2012-09-03 7
Men's 100 m Backstroke S8 Final Round 2012-09-04 6
Men's 100 m Backstroke S8 Heat 1 2012-09-04 3
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 Heat 1 2012-09-05 5
Men's 100 m Freestyle S8 Heat 2 2012-09-06 6
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts Heat 1 2012-09-08 5
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Backstroke S8 Final 1 2013-08-12 6
Men's 100 m Backstroke S8 Heat 1 2013-08-12 5
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 Final 1 2013-08-13 9999
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 Heat 1 2013-08-13 7
Men's 400 m Freestyle S8 Heat 2 2013-08-14 10
Men's 100 m Butterfly S8 Heat 2 2013-08-16 7
Men's 100 m Butterfly S8 Final 1 2013-08-16 6
Men's 100 m Freestyle S8 Heat 1 2013-08-17 9
Men's 50 m Freestyle S8 Heat 2 2013-08-18 11
2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Butterfly S8 Heat 1 2015-07-13 8
Men's 100 m Butterfly S8 Final 1 2015-07-13 6
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 Heat 1 2015-07-15 6
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 Final 1 2015-07-15 6
Men's 100 m Freestyle S8 Heat 1 2015-07-16 10
Men's 400 m Freestyle S8 Heat 1 2015-07-17 13
Men's 100 m Backstroke S8 Final 1 2015-07-18 8
Men's 100 m Backstroke S8 Heat 2 2015-07-18 8
Men's 50 m Freestyle S8 Heat 2 2015-07-19 11
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Butterfly S8 Heat 1 2016-09-09 5
Men's 100 m Freestyle S8 Heat 1 2016-09-11 6
Men's 100 m Backstroke S8 Heat 1 2016-09-13 4
Men's 100 m Backstroke S8 Final Round 2016-09-13 8
Men's 50 m Freestyle S8 Heat 1 2016-09-16 6
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 Heat 2 2016-09-17 4
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 Final Round 2016-09-17 7