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Caroline Cecilie NIELSEN

Caroline Cecilie NIELSEN is a Danish athlete and competes in Para-Equestrian Dressage.
Name Caroline Cecilie NIELSEN
FEI ID 10038691
Gender Female
Date of Birth 24/05/1990
Competing for Denmark - DEN
Registrations Para Dressage 2021
Dressage 2008
Last update 20/08/2021
FEI Database



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General Interest
Nicknames CC (Athlete, 08 Jul 2012)
Most influential person in career Her parents. (elsassfonden.dk, 01 Jul 2021)
Ambitions To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Facebook page, 09 Sep 2018)
Impairment She was born with cerebral palsy and has limited control over the left side of her body. (teamccn.dk, 02 Mar 2016)
Other information LATE SELECTION She received a late call up to the 2018 World Equestrian Games [WEG] in Tryon, NC, United States of America, after fellow Danish rider Tobias Thorning Jorgensen had to withdraw from the competition due to an injury to his horse. (rideforbund.dk, 27 Aug 2018) OTHER ACTIVITIES She has served as an ambassador for 'Sport for Brains', a Danish project for people with cerebral palsy. (Athlete, 08 Jul 2012)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She began riding at age six, and took up Para equestrian dressage at age 10.
Why this sport? She took up the sport as a form a physiotherapy. Initially she was scared of riding, but her parents encouraged her to go because it helped her condition. "Riding helps me maintain good body strength, and a better balance, which then enables me to cope with everyday things on my own."
Club / Team Sportsrideklubben Vallensbaek: Denmark
Name of coach Astrid Gemal [national]
Impairment Information
Type of Impairment Cerebral Palsy
Origin of Impairment Congenital
Classification GRADE III
Further Personal Information
Family Partner Jesper
Occupation Athlete
Languages Danish, English