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.
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Representing  Sweden
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1948 St. Moritz | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1948 St. Moritz | 18 km |
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
editAll 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 |
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| 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.