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August Nilsson (October 15, 1872 in Trollenäs – May 23, 1921 in Stockholm) was a Swedish track and field athlete and tug of war competitor who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[1][2]

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August Nilsson

Medal record
Men's tug of war
Representing Mixed team
Olympic Games
	1900 Paris	Team competition

Athletic career

He finished ninth in the shot put event and eighth in the pole vault competition.

He also participated on the Dano-Swedish tug of war team which won the gold medal against opponents France. These were the first Olympic gold medals for Sweden.

See also

• Dual sport and multi-sport Olympians

References

External links

• August Nilsson at Olympics.com
• August Nilsson at Olympedia
• August Nilsson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)

На других языках

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- [en] August Nilsson

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[fr] August Nilsson

August Nilsson (Trollenäs, 15 octobre 1872 - Stockholm, 23 mai 1921) est un athlète et tireur à la corde suédois. Il participe aux Jeux olympiques de 1900 et remporte la médaille d'or avec l'équipe mixte en tir à la corde. Durant ces mêmes Jeux olympiques, il finit 9e au lancer du poids et 8e au saut à la perche.

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[it] August Nilsson

August Nilsson (Enköping, 15 ottobre 1872 – Stoccolma, 23 maggio 1921) è stato un tiratore di fune e astista svedese.

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[ru] Нильссон, Август

Август Нильссон (швед. August Nilsson; 15 октября 1872 (1872-10-15), Йёнчепинг — 23 мая 1921, Стокгольм) — шведский легкоатлет и перетягиватель каната, чемпион летних Олимпийских игр 1900.

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