Nils Östensson
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's cross-country skiing | ||
Representing  | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1948 St. Moritz | 4 x 10 km |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1948 St. Moritz | 18 km |
Nils Holger Östensson (April 29, 1918, Transtrand, Dalarna – July 24, 1949) was a 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
- Nils Oestensson at the International Ski Federation
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Nils Östensson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03.
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