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Personal information | |
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Born | 22 October 1894 Gamleby, Sweden |
Died | 14 February 1973 (aged 78) Vikingstad, Sweden |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Pentathlon, decathlon, high jump |
Club | IFK Oskarshamn IFK Halmstad |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | Dec – 6142 (1925) HJ – 1.84 m (1920)[1][2] |
Evert Reinhold Emanuel "Västervik" Nilsson (22 October 1894 – 14 February 1973) was a Swedish pentathlete and decathlete who competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[3] In 1920 he finished fifth in the decathlon; in the pentathlon he placed tenth, despite not running the 1500 m stage. Four years later he withdrew from the decathlon and pentathlon competitions after the fourth contest.[1][4] Nilsson was Swedish champion in the pentathlon (1921–23) and decathlon (1920, 1923, 1925 and 1926) and held national records in both events.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evert Nilsson. sports-reference.com
- ^ Evert Nilsson. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Evert Nilsson". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ Evert Nilsson. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ Evert Nilsson 1894–1973 Archived 12 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se