Nils Olav Fjeldheim

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Olympic medal record
Men's canoeing
Bronze	2004 Athens	K-2 1000 m

Nils Olav Fjeldheim (born April 18, 1977 in Tysværvåg) is a Norwegian kayak paddler.

At the 1998 European championships in Szeged, Fjeldheim won the K4 200 m bronze medal. The following year in Zagreb he won the European K2 200 m silver medal with partner Andreas Gjersøe.

Fjeldheim went on to win three world championships together with Eirik Verås Larsen - the K2 1000 m in 2001 and the marathon event in 2001 and 2002. They were also European K2 1000 m champions three times (2000, 2001, and 2004).

Fjeldheim and Larsen also won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the K2 1000 m event.