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Nils-Joel Englund
Englund at the 1936 Olympics
Personal information
Born7 April 1907
Överluleå, Sweden
Died23 June 1995 (aged 88)
Tierp, Sweden
Sport
SportCross-country skiing
ClubBodens BK
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 50 km
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1933 Innsbruck 18 km
Gold medal – first place 1933 Innsbruck 4×10 km
Silver medal – second place 1934 Sollefteå 50 km
Bronze medal – third place 1934 Sollefteå 4×10 km
Gold medal – first place 1935 Vysoké Tatry 50 km
Bronze medal – third place 1935 Vysoké Tatry 4×10 km
Nils-Joel Englund

Nils-Joel Englund (7 April 1907 – 23 June 1995) was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a bronze medal in 50 km at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.[1]

Englund also won six medals at the Nordic skiing World Championships, earning three golds (4 x 10 km and 18 km: 1933, 50 km: 1935), one silver (50 km: 1934), and two bronzes (4×10 km: 1934, 1935). After retiring from competitions he coached the Swiss national skiing team for two years. Then he worked at the Sundin ski factory and ran a sports store in Hudiksvall.[2]

References

  1. ^ Nils Englund. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Nils Englund. Swedish Olympic Committee
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