# Holger Nielsen

> Holger Louis Nielsen 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.

*Danish sportsman (1866–1955)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/holger-nielsen

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Born:** 1866-12-18
- **Died:** 1955-01-26
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.1 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 19.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Холгер Нилсен](https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD)
- [Holger Nielsen](https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Nielsen)
- [هولغر نيلسن](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%B1_%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%86)
- [هولجر نيلسن](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B1_%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%86)
- [Holger Nielsen](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Nielsen)
- [Holger Nielsen](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Nielsen)
- [Holger Louis Nielsen](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Louis_Nielsen)
- [Holger Louis Nielsen](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Louis_Nielsen)
- [Χόλγκερ Λούις Νίλσεν](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A7%CF%8C%CE%BB%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%B5%CF%81_%CE%9B%CE%BF%CF%8D%CE%B9%CF%82_%CE%9D%CE%AF%CE%BB%CF%83%CE%B5%CE%BD)
- [Holger Nielsen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Nielsen)
- [Holger Nielsen](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Nielsen)
- [Holger Nielsen](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Nielsen)
- [هولگر نیلسن](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84%DA%AF%D8%B1_%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%86)
- [Holger Nielsen](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Nielsen)
- [Holger Nielsen](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Nielsen)
- [Holger Nielsen](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Nielsen)
- [Holger Nielsen](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Nielsen)
- [Holger Nielsen](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Nielsen)
- [홀게르 루이스 닐센](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%99%80%EA%B2%8C%EB%A5%B4_%EB%A3%A8%EC%9D%B4%EC%8A%A4_%EB%8B%90%EC%84%BC)
- [Holgers Nīlsens](https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holgers_N%C4%ABlsens)
- [Holger Nielsen](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Nielsen)
- [Holger Nielsen](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Nielsen)
- [Holger Nielsen (sportowiec)](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Nielsen_(sportowiec))
- [Holger Nielsen](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Nielsen)
- [Нильсен, Хольгер](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD%2C_%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q518583)

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