Axel-Herman Nilsson (31 December 1894 – 12 May 1969) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

Nordic skier Nordic skiing encompasses the various types of skiing in which the toe of the ski boot is fixed to the binding in a manner that allows the heel to rise off the ski, unlike alpine skiing, where the boot is attached to the ski from toe to heel. Rec ...

who competed in the 1920s. He was born and died in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

. Nilsson competed in the first two

Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (), also known as the Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held i ...

in the individual large hill

ski jumping Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the final ...

, finishing sixth in the 1924 competition and fourth in 1928 event. He also finished fifth in the Nordic combined competition in 1924. Nilsson represented

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Djurgårdens IF is an s ...

. He was three-time Swedish champion in ski jumping in 1922–1924 for Djurgårdens IF.

References

Axel-Herman Nilsson's profile at Sports Reference.com

External links

* 1894 births 1969 deaths Skiers from Stockholm Swedish male Nordic combined skiers Swedish male ski jumpers Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Sweden Olympic ski jumpers for Sweden Nordic combined skiers at the 1924 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1924 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1928 Winter Olympics Djurgårdens IF Nordic combined skiers Djurgårdens IF ski jumpers {{Sweden-skijumping-bio-stub