Nils-Joel Englund Explained

Birth Date:7 April 1907
Birth Place:Överluleå, Sweden
Death Date:23 June 1995 (aged 88)
Death Place:Tierp, Sweden
Sport:Cross-country skiing
Club:Bodens BK
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Nils-Joel Englund (7 April 1907  - 22 June 1995)[1] was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a bronze medal in 50 km at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Englund also won six medals at the Nordic skiing World Championships, earning three golds (4 × 10 km relay and 18 km: 1933, 50 km: 1935), one silver (50 km: 1934), and two bronzes (4 × 10 km relay: 1934, 1935). After retiring from competitions he coached the Swiss national skiing team for two years. Then he worked at the Sundin ski factory and ran a sports store in Hudiksvall.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

World Championships

 Year   Age  18 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
25 Gold Gold
26 Silver Bronze
27 Gold Bronze
30 12

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nils Englund . olympedia.org . 8 January 2022.
  2. Web site: ENGLUND Nils-Joel . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 13 January 2020.