Nils-Joel Englund

{{short description|Swedish cross-country skier}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}

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| image = Nils-Joel Englund 1936.jpg

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| caption = Englund at the 1936 Olympics

| birth_date = 7 April 1907

| birth_place = Överluleå, Sweden

| death_date = 23 June 1995 (aged 88)

| death_place = Tierp, Sweden

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| sport = Cross-country skiing

| club = Bodens BK

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| show-medals = no

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{{MedalSport | Men's cross-country skiing }}

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze|1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen|50 km}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1933 Innsbruck| 18 km}}

{{MedalGold|1933 Innsbruck| 4 × 10 km relay}}

{{MedalGold|1935 Vysoké Tatry| 50 km}}

{{MedalSilver|1934 Sollefteå| 50 km}}

{{MedalBronze|1934 Sollefteå| 4 × 10 km relay}}

{{MedalBronze|1935 Vysoké Tatry| 4 × 10 km relay}}

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File:Nils-Joel Englund.jpg

Nils-Joel Englund (7 April 1907 – 22 June 1995){{cite web |title=Nils Englund |url=http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/85517 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=8 January 2022}} 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.

Englund also won six medals at the Nordic skiing World Championships, earning three golds (4 × 10 km relay and 18 km: 1933, 50 km: 1935), one silver (50 km: 1934), and two bronzes (4 × 10 km relay: 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.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=15680&type=st-WC |title=ENGLUND Nils-Joel |author= |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=13 January 2020}}

=Olympic Games=

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  18 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  50 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 10 km 
 relay 

193628bgcolor="cc9966"| Bronze

=World Championships=

  • 6 medals – (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  18 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  50 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 10 km 
 relay 

193325style="background:gold;"|Goldstyle="background:gold;"|Gold
193426style="background:silver;"|Silverbgcolor="cc9966"|Bronze
193527style="background:gold;"|Goldbgcolor="cc9966"|Bronze
19383012

References

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417192349/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/en/nils-englund-1.html Nils Englund]. sports-reference.com

[http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/n/nils-englund.html Nils Englund]. Swedish Olympic Committee

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