Ivar Nilsson

Ivar Bengt Nilsson (12 June 1933 – 26 February 2019)[1] was a Swedish speed skater who won a bronze all-round medal at the 1962 world championships. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics in 1,500 m, 5,000 m and 10,000 m events with his best achievement having been a fourth place finish in the 10,000 m event in 1960.[2]

Ivar Nilsson
Ivar Nilsson in 1962
Personal information
Born(1933-06-12)12 June 1933
Göteborg, Sweden
Died26 February 2019(2019-02-26) (aged 85)
Sport
SportSpeed skating
ClubIK Wega, Göteborg
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1962 MoscowAll-round

He was not related to his speed skating rival Jonny Nilsson.[3]

Personal bests:[2]

  • 500 m – 42.6 (1963)
  • 1500 m – 2:10.5 (1963)
  • 5000 m – 7:42.8 (1964)
  • 10000 m – 16:02.9 (1963)

References

  1. Göteborgske skridskoikonen Ivar Nilsson död (in Swedish)
  2. Ivar Nilsson Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  3. Johnny Nilsson. munzinger.de


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