- Nils Östensson
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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 1940's. 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
- Nils Oestensson at the International Ski Federation
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
Categories:- 1918 births
- 1949 deaths
- People from Malung-Sälen Municipality
- Cross-country skiers from Dalarna
- Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics
- Holmenkollen winners
- Olympic cross-country skiers of Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Swedish cross-country skiers
- Motorcycle accident victims
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- Swedish Winter Olympic medalist stubs
- Swedish cross-country skiing biography stubs
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