Nils Östensson
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's cross-country skiing | ||
Representing  Sweden
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1948 St. Moritz | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1948 St. Moritz | 18 km |
Nils Holger Östensson (29 April 1918, Transtrand, Dalarna – 24 July 1949 at the same place) was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1940s. He won the 4 × 10 km relay gold and the 18 km silver at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.
Östensson also won the 18 km and 50 km events at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1949.
He died in a motorcycle accident on 24 July 1949.
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
[edit]- 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
| Year | Age | 18 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 29 | Silver | — | Gold |
References
[edit]- ^ "OESTENSSON Nils". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
External links
[edit]- Nils Oestensson at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nils Östensson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03.
Categories:
- 1918 births
- 1949 deaths
- People from Malung-Sälen Municipality
- Cross-country skiers from Dalarna County
- Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics
- Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Swedish male cross-country skiers
- Motorcycle road incident deaths
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics
- Road incident deaths in Sweden
- 20th-century Swedish sportsmen