Nils Olav Fjeldheim

Norwegian canoeist
Nils Olav Fjeldheim
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens K-2 1000 m
Canoe Sprint World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Poznań K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2002 Seville K-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Szeged K-4 200 m
Canoe Sprint European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Poznań K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2001 Milano K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2004 Poznań K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1999 Zagreb K-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Szeged K-2 1000 m
Men's canoe marathon
Canoe Marathon World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Stockton-on-Tees K-2 marathon
Gold medal – first place 2002 Zamora K-2 marathon

Nils Olav Fjeldheim (born 18 April 1977, Tysvær) is a Norwegian sprint canoer and marathon canoeist who competed from 1998 to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze in the K-2 1000 m event at Athens in 2004.

He won a complete set of medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 1000 m: 2001), a silver (K-2 1000 m: 2002), and a bronze (K-4 200 m: 1998). Fjeldheim retired from international racing in 2005. He lives in Tysvær, Norway.[citation needed]

References

  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)

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