Edith Nielsen

{{short description|Danish diver}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image = | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = | sport = Diving |disability = |disability_class = | event = | club = | coach = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1906|5|12}} | birth_place = Copenhagen, Denmark | death_date = {{Death date and age|1994|11|23|1906|5|12}} | death_place = Copenhagen, Denmark | retired= | height = | weight = | pb = | medaltemplates = }}

'''Edith Nancy Sophie Bechmann Nielsen''' (later ''Scheffler'', 12 May 1906 – 23 November 1994) was a Danish diver who competed in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/edith-nielsen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063302/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/edith-nielsen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Edith Nielsen Olympic Results |accessdate=13 May 2020}}</ref> In 1924 she finished fourth in the 10 metre platform competition. Four years later she was eliminated in the first round of the 10 metre platform event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/46287 |title=Edith Nielsen |work=Olympedia |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref>

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