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Who is Laviai Nielsen? Who are Laviai Nielsen Parents? What is Laviai Nielsen Nationality?

Laviai Nielsen is a British sprinter specializing in the 400 meters. She has won silver medals in the 4x400 meters relay at the 2017 and 2023 World Championships.

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Updated Aug 05, 2024

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Who is Laviai Nielsen? Who are Laviai Nielsen Parents? What is Laviai Nielsen Nationality?

Who is Laviai Nielsen?

Laviai Nielsen, born on March 13, 1996, is a British sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters. She has won several medals as part of the Great Britain 4x400 meters relay teams. She earned a silver medal at the 2017 World Championships in the women's 4x400 meters relay and another silver at the 2023 World Championships in the mixed 4x400 meters relay.

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In the 2022 World Championships, she won a bronze in the women's 4x400 meters relay. Most recently, she won a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics as a member of the British mixed 4x400 meters relay team.

Name Laviai Nielsen
Nationality British
Date of Birth 13 March 1996 (age 28)
Home Town London, England
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 58 kg (128 lb)

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Who are Laviai Nielsen Parents?

Nielsen's mother is from Egypt and Sudan, while her father is from Denmark. Her parents' names have not been revealed. When she was 16, she worked as a bag carrier for British heptathlete Jessica Ennis during the 2012 London Olympics. This experience was important for her as an athlete. She remembered being amazed by the loud cheers for Ennis and thought, "I want that for myself."

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What is Laviai Nielsen Nationality?

Laviai Nielsen is British. She has become a successful sportsperson now. She earned a place in her second Olympic Games by finishing second with a time of 50.92 seconds at the UK Championships in Manchester. At the Paris 2024 Olympics, she will compete in her first individual race. In the Tokyo Olympics, she finished fifth in the women's 4x400m relay.

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What is Laviai Nielsen's Parents Nationality?

Laviai Nielsen's Parents' names are still undisclosed. As mentioned before, Nielsen's mother is from Egypt and Sudan and her dad is from Denmark.

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Laviai Nielsen Boyfriend

Laviai Nielsen's relationship status is unknown. She has not revealed whether she has a boyfriend or not. Laviai's life is quite interesting.

Laviai has several tattoos, and her favorite one is a design of five interlocked circles on her lower left side. Even though it was the most painful tattoo she got, she told Olympics.com that it's her proudest one.

Laviai Nielsen Age

Laviai was born on 13 March 1996 and she is 28 years old now. She has an identical twin sister named Lina, who is also a top sprinter. They both ran together in the 4x400m relay at the European Junior Championships in 2015, where they won a gold medal. Recently, Lina switched to running the 400m hurdles and will now compete against her rival Jessie Knight in the women’s 400m hurdles at the Paris Olympics.

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