Birth Date: | 20 January 1893 |
Birth Place: | Hellestad, Norrköping, Sweden |
Death Date: | 18 August 1946 (aged 53) |
Death Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
Height: | 1.81m (05.94feet) |
Weight: | 78kg (172lb) |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Long jump, triple jump |
Pb: | LJ – 7.18 m (1912) TJ – 14.51 m (1912) |
Club: | IFK Norrköping |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Nils Georg Åberg (20 January 1893 – 18 August 1946) was a Swedish athlete who competed at the 1912 Olympics.[1] He won a bronze medal in the long jump and placed second in the triple jump, in which Sweden collected all three medals. He won the long jump event at the Swedish Games in 1916 and at the national championships in 1912, 1913 and 1915. After retiring from competitions he directed his own firm.