Nils Östensson

Nils Östensson

Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 St. Moritz 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1948 St. Moritz 18 km

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).[1]

Olympic Games

  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
 Year   Age   18 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1948 29 Silver — Gold

References

  1. ^ "OESTENSSON Nils". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.