Nils Östensson

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Nils Östensson

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

Nils Östensson (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.

Östensson 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.

External links

Media related to Nils Östensson at Wikimedia Commons

Nils Oestensson at the International Ski Federation
Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)

Olympic champions in men's 4 × 10 km cross-country relay

1936: Finland
1948: Sweden
1952: Finland
1956: Soviet Union
1960: Finland
1964: Sweden
1968: Norway
1972: Soviet Union
1976: Finland
1980: Soviet Union
1984: Sweden
1988: Sweden
1992: Norway
1994: Italy
1998: Norway
2002: Norway
2006: Italy
2010: Sweden

Persondata
Name	Ostensson, Nils
Alternative names
Short description	Cross-country skier
Date of birth	April 29, 1918
Place of birth
Date of death	July 24, 1949
Place of death

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