Lina Nielsen

Lina Nielsen (born 13 March 1996) is a British sprinter,[1] hurdler and yoga instructor.

Lina Nielsen
Personal information
Born (1996-03-13) 13 March 1996
London, England
Home townLondon, England
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)400 metres hurdles
ClubShaftesbury Barnet Harriers
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Eskilstuna4×400 m relay

Career

She won the 400 m hurdles at the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships with 55.59. Nielsen has a twin sister, Laviai Nielsen, who is also an international athlete over 400m.[2][3]

Lina is also a yoga teacher, having undertaken her teaching training in Rikshikesh in the summer of 2019. She is now one of the yoga instructors on the fitness app Fiit.[4]

Personal life

Nielsen grew up in Leytonstone, East London.[5] In 2017, she graduated from Queen Mary University of London with a degree in Chemistry.

In August 2022, Nielsen revealed she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.[6] at the age of 17. She chose to keep her diagnosis private for nine years, but after suffering a relapse two days prior to her World Athletics Championships heats in Oregon she decided to go public with her story.[7]

References
  1. "Lina Nielsen". IAAF. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. "Meet the GB twins going for gold in Belgrade". BBC Sport. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. Debbie Black (12 August 2015). "What It's Actually Like To Train With Professional Athletes". Elle. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  4. "THERE'S ELITE. AND THEN THERE'S LINA NIELSEN". fiit.tv. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. Ben Bloom (25 February 2017). "Laviai and Lina Nielsen driven by twin dream of a medal on British debuts". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  6. "Lina Nielsen: British 400m hurdler reveals multiple sclerosis diagnosis before Commonwealths debut". BBC Sport. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  7. "Lina Nielsen British Athlete Reveals Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis". Sky Sports News. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
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