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Nils Holger Östensson (29 April 1918, Transtrand, Dalarna – 24 July 1949 at the same place) was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1940s. He won the 4 × 10 km relay gold and the 18 km silver at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.

Nils Östensson

Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
	1948 St. Moritz	4 × 10 km relay
	1948 St. Moritz	18 km

Östensson also won the 18 km and 50 km events at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1949.

He died in a motorcycle accident on 24 July 1949.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

• 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)

Year	Age	18 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1948	29	Silver	—	Gold

References

External links

• Nils Oestensson at the International Ski Federation
• Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nils Östensson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03.

На других языках

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- [en] Nils Östensson

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[fr] Nils Östensson

Nils Östensson (né le 29 avril 1918 et décédé le 24 juillet 1949) est un ancien fondeur suédois.

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[it] Nils Östensson

Nils Holger Östensson (Malung-Sälen, 29 aprile 1918 – Malung-Sälen, 24 luglio 1949) è stato un fondista e sciatore di pattuglia militare svedese.

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[ru] Эстенссон, Нильс

Нильс Эстенссон (швед. Nils Östensson; 29 апреля 1918 года, Транстранд — 24 июля 1949 года, Рисбергет) — шведский лыжник чемпион Олимпийских игр 1948 года.

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