Ivar Nilsson
 Ivar Nilsson in 1962 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 June 1933 Göteborg, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 26 February 2019 (aged 85) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||
| Club | IK Wega, Göteborg | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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
[edit]- ^ Göteborgske skridskoikonen Ivar Nilsson död (in Swedish)
- ^ a b Ivar Nilsson Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Johnny Nilsson. munzinger.de
External links
[edit]- Ivar Nilsson in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Ivar Nilsson at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Ivar Nilsson at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Ivar Nilsson at Olympics.com
- Ivar Nilsson at Olympedia
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- Speed skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Swedish male speed skaters
- World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists
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- 20th-century Swedish sportsmen
- Swedish speed skating biography stubs