Birth Date: | 1934 2, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Härnösand, Sweden |
Death Place: | Solna, Sweden |
Height: | 1.81m (05.94feet) |
Weight: | 67kg (148lb) |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | High jump |
Club: | Westermalms IF |
Pb: | 2.114 m (1954) |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Bengt Nilsson (17 February 1934 – 11 May 2018[1]) 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.
Nilsson got injured at the 1956 Summer Olympics and finished only 26th. He retired from athletics shortly thereafter.