Ivar Nilsson
Ivar Bengt Nilsson (12 June 1933 – 26 February 2019)[1] was a Swedish speed skater who won a bronze all-round medal at the 1962 world championships. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics in 1,500 m, 5,000 m and 10,000 m events with his best achievement having been a fourth place finish in the 10,000 m event in 1960.[2]
 Ivar Nilsson in 1962 | |||||||||||
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| Born | 12 June 1933 Göteborg, Sweden | ||||||||||
| Died | 26 February 2019 (aged 85) | ||||||||||
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| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||
| Club | IK Wega, Göteborg | ||||||||||
Medal record
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He was not related to his speed skating rival Jonny Nilsson.[3]
Personal bests:[2]
- 500 m – 42.6 (1963)
- 1500 m – 2:10.5 (1963)
- 5000 m – 7:42.8 (1964)
- 10000 m – 16:02.9 (1963)
References
- Göteborgske skridskoikonen Ivar Nilsson död (in Swedish)
- Ivar Nilsson Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- Johnny Nilsson. munzinger.de
External links
- Ivar Nilsson at International Olympic Committee
- Ivar Nilsson at Olympic Channel
- Ivar Nilsson at Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Ivar Nilsson at Olympedia
- Ivar Nilsson in SpeedSkatingBase.eu
- Ivar Nilsson at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Ivar Nilsson at SpeedSkatingStats.com
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