Ernst Nilsson
Appearance
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Born | 10 May 1891 Malmö, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 February 1971 (aged 79) Malmö, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | IK Sparta, Malmö | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ernst Hilding Waldemar Nilsson (10 May 1891 – 11 February 1971) was a Swedish heavyweight wrestler who competed at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in freestyle wrestling in 1920 and placed fourth-fifth in the Greco-Roman and freestyle contests in 1924. Nilsson won two world titles in Greco-Roman wrestling, in 1913 and 1922.[1][2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ernst Nilsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Ernst Nilsson. Swedish Olympic Committee
Categories:
- 1891 births
- 1971 deaths
- Olympic wrestlers of Sweden
- Wrestlers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Swedish male sport wrestlers
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Swedish sport wrestler stubs
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs