Holger Nielsen

For other people with the same name, see Holger Nielsen (disambiguation).
Olympic medal record
Representing  Denmark
Men's Fencing
1896 Athens Sabre
Men's Shooting
1896 Athens Free pistol
1896 Athens 25 metre rapid fire pistol

Holger Louis Nielsen (18 December 1866 – 26 January 1955) was a Danish fencer, sport shooter, and athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He is probably best known for drawing up the first set of rules for the game of handball.

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