Jonny Nilsson
Erling Martin Jonny Nilsson (9 February 1943 – 22 June 2022) was a Swedish competitive speed skater. He won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
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Birth name | Erling Martin Jonny Nilsson | ||||||||||||||||||
Born | Gothenburg, Sweden | 9 February 1943||||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 June 2022 | (aged 79)||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||
Club | Bofors Cykelklubb; IK Wega, Göteborg | ||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 500 m: 42.2 (1966) 1000 m: 1:33.1 (1969) 1500 m: 2:08.2 (1966) 3000 m: 4:27.3 (1963) 5000 m: 7:32.9 (1968) 10 000 m: 15:33.0 (1963) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Nilsson died on 22 June 2022 at the age of 79.[1]
Jonny Nilsson Media
References
- ↑ Gustaf Ränkeskog (22 June 2022) (in Swedish). Skridskolegendaren Jonny Nilsson död. SVT Sport. https://www.svt.se/sport/skridsko/skridskolegendaren-dod. Retrieved 22 June 2022.