Ernst Nilsson Explained

Birth Date:10 May 1891
Birth Place:Malmö, Sweden
Death Date:11 February 1971 (aged 79)
Death Place:Malmö, Sweden
Sport:Wrestling
Club:IK Sparta, Malmö
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Ernst Hilding Waldemar Nilsson (10 May 1891 – 11 February 1971) was a Swedish heavyweight wrestler who competed at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] He won a bronze medal in freestyle wrestling in 1920 and placed fourth-fifth in the Greco-Roman and freestyle contests in 1924. Nilsson won two world titles in Greco-Roman wrestling, in 1913 and 1922.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ernst Nilsson . Olympedia . 14 June 2021.