Nils Skoglund
Nils "Niklas" Skoglund (15 August 1906 – 1 January 1980) was a Swedish diver who won the silver medal in the plain high diving competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1] He still remains the youngest male Olympian to win a medal in an individual event, at 14 years, 11 days.
 Aileen Riggin and Nils Skoglund at the 1920 Olympics. Both won medals in diving aged 14 | |||||||||||
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| Born | 15 August 1906 Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||
| Died | 1 January 1980 (aged 73) Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||
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| Sport | Diving | ||||||||||
| Club | Stockholms KK | ||||||||||
Medal record
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After the Olympics Skoglund retired from diving and played water polo for his club Stockholms KK.[2] His elder brother Erik competed in swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics, and the other brother Gunnar was a film actor.
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