Nils Ă–stensson

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Nils Ă–stensson
Olympic medal record
Men's cross country skiing
Gold 1948 St. Moritz 4 x 10 km
Silver 1948 St. Moritz 18 km

Nils Ă–stensson (April 29, 1918, Transtrand, Dalarna – July 24, 1949) was a former Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1940s. He won the 4 x 10 km gold and the 18 km silver at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.

Ă–stensson also won the 18 km and 50 km events at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1949.

He died in a motorcycle accident on July 24, 1949.

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