Bengt Nilsson (17 February 1934 – 11 May 2018
) was a
Swedish high jumper. In 1954 he won the Swedish and European titles and set a European record at 2.11 m; later that year he was awarded the
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
The Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal ( sv, Svenska Dagbladets guldmedalj, but usually simply called ''Bragdguldet'', "The Feat Gold") is an annual award "for the most significant Swedish sports achievement of the year". It has been awarded by a jury le ...
.
[
Nilsson got injured at the ]1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, wh ...
and finished only 26th.[ He retired from athletics shortly thereafter.][
]
References
1934 births
2018 deaths
Swedish male high jumpers
Olympic athletes of Sweden
Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
European Athletics Championships medalists
People from Härnösand
Sportspeople from Västernorrland County
20th-century Swedish people
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