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Anders Peter Nielsen

Personal information
Born	(1867-05-25)25 May 1867 Aarhus, Denmark
Died	16 April 1950(1950-04-16) (aged 82) Copenhagen, Denmark
Sport
Sport	Sport shooting
Medal record Men's shooting Representing  Denmark Olympic Games Gold 1920 Antwerp Team 300 m military rifle, standing Silver 1900 Paris Kneeling military rifle Silver 1900 Paris Prone military rifle Silver 1900 Paris Three positions military rifle

Anders Peter Nielsen (25 May 1867 – 16 April 1950) was a Danish sport shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in rifle shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won three silver medals in the military rifle in the kneeling, prone, and 3 positions categories.

Twenty years later he won the gold medal as part of the Danish shooting team in the 300 m military rifle, standing team competition.