Ivar Nilsson Explained

Ivar Nilsson
Birth Date:	12 June 1933
Birth Place:	Göteborg, Sweden
Sport:	Speed skating
Club:	IK Wega, Göteborg
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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.

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

Personal bests:

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.gp.se/sport/g%C3%B6teborgske-skridskoikonen-ivar-nilsson-d%C3%B6d-1.13733601?noAccess=true&aId=1.13733601 Göteborgske skridskoikonen Ivar Nilsson död