Ernst Hilding Waldemar Nilsson (10 May 1891 – 11 February 1971) was a Swedish heavyweight wrestler who competed at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] He won a bronze medal in freestyle wrestling in 1920. He placed fourth-fifth in the Greco-Roman and freestyle contests in 1924. Nilsson won two world titles in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1913 and 1922.[2][3]
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| Born | 10 May 1891 Malmö, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 February 1971 (aged 79) Malmö, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | IK Sparta, Malmö | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Ernst Nilsson". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ernst Nilsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Ernst Nilsson. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
edit- Ernst Nilsson at the International Wrestling Database
- Ernst Nilsson at Olympics.com
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