Nils-Joel Englund
Swedish cross-country skier
Englund at the 1936 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 7 April 1907 Överluleå, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 June 1995 (aged 88) Tierp, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Cross-country skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Bodens BK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[2]
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.[3]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]
Olympic Games
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
Year | Age | 18 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1936 | 28 | — | Bronze | — |
World Championships
- 6 medals – (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
Year | Age | 18 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1933 | 25 | Gold | — | Gold |
1934 | 26 | — | Silver | Bronze |
1935 | 27 | — | Gold | Bronze |
1938 | 30 | — | 12 | — |
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- 1925: Otakar Německý (TCH)
- 1927: John Lindgren (SWE)
- 1929: Veli Saarinen (FIN - 17 km)
- 1930: Arne Rustadstuen (NOR - 17 km)
- 1931: Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR)
- 1933: Nils-Joel Englund (SWE)
- 1934: Sulo Nurmela (FIN)
- 1935: Klaes Karppinen (FIN)
- 1937: Lars Bergendahl (NOR)
- 1938: Pauli Pitkänen (FIN)
- 1939: Jussi Kurikkala (FIN)
- 1950: Karl-Erik Åström (SWE)
- 1954: Veikko Hakulinen (FIN)
- 1958: Veikko Hakulinen (FIN)
- 1962: Assar Rönnlund (SWE)
- 1966: Gjermund Eggen (NOR)
- 1970: Lars-Göran Åslund (SWE)
- 1974: Magne Myrmo (NOR)
- 1978: Józef Łuszczek (POL)
- 1982: Oddvar Brå (NOR)
- 1985: Kari Härkönen (FIN)
- 1987: Marco Albarello (ITA)
- 1989 freestyle: Gunde Svan (SWE)
- 1989 classical: Harri Kirvesniemi (FIN)
- 1991: Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR)
- 2001: Per Elofsson (SWE)
- 2003: Axel Teichmann (GER)
- 2005: Pietro Piller Cottrer (ITA)
- 2007: Lars Berger (NOR)
- 2009: Andrus Veerpalu (EST)
- 2011: Matti Heikkinen (FIN)
- 2013: Petter Northug (NOR)
- 2015: Johan Olsson (SWE)
- 2017: Iivo Niskanen (FIN)
- 2019: Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR)
- 2021: Hans Christer Holund (NOR)
- 2023: Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR)