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Nils Östensson

1918 - 1949

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nils Östensson is the 92nd most popular skier (up from 105th in 2019), the 828th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 912th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Swedish Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Nils Östensson ranks 92 out of 817. Before him are Toini Pöysti, Heinrich Messner, Toini Gustafsson, Stig Sollander, Hedy Schlunegger, and Franco Nones. After him are Narve Bonna, Ivica Kostelić, Primož Ulaga, Phil Mahre, Andreas Wenzel, and Simon Ammann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Nils Östensson ranks 232. Before him are Russell Kirk, Maurice Huet, Georges Berger, Marcelo González Martín, René de Obaldia, and Cheddi Jagan. After him are Giovanni Cheli, Kumar Pallana, Jacqueline Susann, Charu Majumdar, Ivo Radovniković, and Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza. Among people deceased in 1949, Nils Östensson ranks 148. Before him are Ezio Loik, Francesca Bonnemaison i Farriols, Birbal Sahni, Paul Chocque, Karel Petrů, and Henry Slocum. After him are Henry Petersen, Claes Johanson, Albert Ammons, Otakar Vindyš, François Brandt, and Johann Friedrich Höger.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Nils Östensson ranks 828 out of 1,879. Before him are Esbjörn Svensson (1964), Stig Sollander (1926), Nils Skoglund (1906), May-Louise Flodin (1934), Alf Kjellin (1920), and Glenn Hysén (1959). After him are Ulrika Pasch (1735), Hugo Jahnke (1886), Hjalmar Andersson (1889), Gunnar Andersson (1928), Marcus Allbäck (1973), and Carl-Erik Holmberg (1906).

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Among SKIERS In Sweden

Among skiers born in Sweden, Nils Östensson ranks 10. Before him are Gunnar Eriksson (1921), Thomas Wassberg (1956), Anja Pärson (1981), Elis Wiklund (1909), Nils Karlsson (1917), and Stig Sollander (1926). After him are Sven Utterström (1901), Gunde Svan (1962), Jan Boklöv (1966), Pernilla Wiberg (1970), Barbro Martinsson (1935), and Assar Rönnlund (1935).

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