Nils Östensson
{{short description|Swedish cross-country skier}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's cross-country skiing }}
{{MedalCountry | {{SWE}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}
{{MedalGold | 1948 St. Moritz | 4 × 10 km relay}}
{{MedalSilver | 1948 St. Moritz | 18 km}}
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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.
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).{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=45490&type=st-WC |title=OESTENSSON Nils |author= |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=13 January 2020}}
=Olympic Games=
- 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
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| 1948 | 29 | style="background:silver;"| Silver | — | style="background:gold;"| Gold |
References
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External links
- {{FIS cross-country skier|45490|Nils Oestensson}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen winners since 1892] - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{in lang|no}}
- {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/os/nils-ostensson-1.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203182440/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/os/nils-ostensson-1.html |archivedate=2016-12-03 |url-status=dead }}
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Category:People from Malung-Sälen Municipality
Category:Cross-country skiers from Dalarna County
Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Category:Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
Category:Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
Category:Swedish male cross-country skiers
Category:Motorcycle road incident deaths
Category:Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
Category:Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics