Nils Östensson

Olympic medal record
Men's cross country skiing
Gold	1948 St. Moritz	4 x 10 km
Silver	1948 St. Moritz	18 km

Nils Östensson (April 29, 1918, Transtrand, Dalarna – July 24, 1949) was a former Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1940's. He won the 4 x 10 km 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 July 24, 1949.

External links

• Nils Oestensson at the International Ski Federation
• Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)

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Name	Ostensson, Nils
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Date of birth	April 29, 1918
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Date of death	July 24, 1949
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