Niels Holst-Sørensen
Niels Holst-Sørensen | |||||||||||||||
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 Niels Holst-Sørensen in 1946 | |||||||||||||||
| Chief of the Royal Danish Air Force | |||||||||||||||
| In office 1 January 1970 – 26 May 1982 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | H. J. Pagh | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | P. Thorsen | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 19 December 1922 Sønder Felding, Herning, Denmark | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 October 2023 (aged 100) | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) |
Hjørdis Christiansen
(m. 1947) | ||||||||||||||
| Military service | |||||||||||||||
| Allegiance |  Denmark | ||||||||||||||
| Branch/service |  Royal Danish Army Royal Danish Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1941–1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Major General | ||||||||||||||
| Sports career | |||||||||||||||
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| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 m, 800 m | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Københavns Idræts Forening | ||||||||||||||
| Sports achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 400 m – 47,6 (1944) 800 m – 1:48.9 (1943)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Niels Holst-Sørensen (19 December 1922 – 24 October 2023) was a Danish athlete and air force officer. He was the commander-in-chief of the Royal Danish Air Force between 1970 until 1982. He was Denmark's military representative to NATO between 1982 until 1986.[2] He won gold and silver medals at the 1946 European Athletics Championships. He was a member of the International Olympic Committee from 1977 to 2002.[2] He died died on 24 October 2023, at the age of 100.[3]
References
- ↑ Niels Holst-Sørensen. sports-reference.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mr Niels HOLST-SØRENSEN". olympic.org. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ↑ "Tidligere dansk IOC-medlem Niels Holst-Sørensen er død". Politiken. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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