Birth Date: | 25 July 1904 |
Birth Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
Death Date: | 22 December 1987 (aged 83) |
Death Place: | Arboga, Sweden |
Height: | 1.72m (05.64feet) |
Weight: | 58kg (128lb) |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Steeplechase, 1500–5000 m |
Club: | Fredrikshofs IF, Stockholm |
Pb: | 1500 m – 3:57.6 (1926) 3000 mS – 9:38.0 (1928) 5000 m – 14:45.3 (1927) |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Nils Evert Eklöf (25 July 1904 – 22 December 1987) was a Swedish runner. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in the 3000 m steeplechase and 5000 m events and finished fourth in the steeplechase.
Eklöf initially trained as a boxer. He changed to running in 1923, and already by 1927 was ranked first in the world over 3000 and 5000 m distances. At the 1928 Olympics he abandoned his 5000 m race, but finished fourth in the steeplechase, which he rarely ran before. After that he continued running and worked as a planning supervisor and a sports adviser.