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Nils Täpp

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Nils Täpp
Nils Täpp around 1950
Personal information
Full nameNils Bertil Täpp
Born(1917-10-27)27 October 1917
Malung, Sweden
Died23 October 2000(2000-10-23) (aged 82)
Malung, Sweden
Sport
SportCross-country skiing
ClubMalungs IF (−1945)
Sågmyra IF (1946)
Östersunds SK
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 St. Moritz 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1950 Lake Placid 4 × 10 km relay

Nils Bertil Täpp (27 October 1917 – 23 October 2000) was a Swedish cross-country skier. He was part of the Swedish 4 × 10 km relay teams that won gold medals at the 1948 Winter Olympics and 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. At the 1952 Olympics he finished seventh in the individual 18 km race and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay. He was the Swedish national champion in the 15 km (1943 and 1946) and 3 × 10 km relay (1942, 1943 and 1949).[1]

He was born Nils Bertil Persson and changed his last name to Täpp in 1945.[2]

Cross-country skiing results

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Olympic Games

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  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   18 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1948 30 Gold
1952 34 7 Bronze

World Championships

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  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   18 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1950 32 Gold

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nils Täpp". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ Nils Täpp. Swedish Olympic Committee
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