HANSEN Simon

30 Jun 1998
23
Male

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's 4 x 100m Relay  

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Track
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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European Games

World Relays
YearLocationHigh Jump4 x 100m4 x 200m
YearLocationHigh Jump4 x 100m4 x 200m
2021Chorzow, POL-4th (39.56)DNF
2019Minsk, BLR20th (1.94)--


Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final
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Travelling. (umterps.com, 2018)
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Athlete, Coach
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Business, Communications - University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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Danish, English
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Aarhus 1900 [Denmark]
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Mikkel Larsen [national]
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His father Ove was a professional footballer in the Danish Superliga and Austrian Bundesliga. (runfasterdk.com, 01 Jan 2020; umterps.com, 2018)
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To win an Olympic medal, and to reach the 4x100m relay final at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (umterps.com, 2018; tvmidtvest.dk, 09 May 2021)

General Interest

General
MENTAL HEALTH
He says he struggled with his mental health after moving to the United States of America to study at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD, in 2017. A broken foot, among other factors, contributed to him suffering from depression. "I was really far down, and was taking medication and hospitalised in a psychiatric ward. 2018 was really uphill, but I got through it with the help of friends, family and my Danish coach. Since 2018, I have shot up like a rocket. I know that it is darkest just before dawn, and the downturns have been a kind of petrol on the huge fire that is burning inside me. I have come out strengthened on the other side every time." (tvmidtvest.dk, 09 May 2021)

COACHING
In 2017 he co-founded RunFasterDK, which offers physical training focusing on speed and explosiveness. He serves as a sprinting and moving coach with the company. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jun 2021; runfasterdk.com, 01 Jan 2020)

FURTHER EDUCATION
After spending two years studying introductory courses in communications and business at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD, United States of America, he began studying for a bachelor's degree in international business communication at Aarhus University in Denmark in 2021. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jun 2021)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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