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Jonny Nilsson
Swedish speed skater (1943–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Johnny Nilsson.
Erling Martin Jonny Nilsson (9 February 1943 – 22 June 2022) was a Swedish competitive speed skater. He was the men's Olympic champion in the 10 000 m skating in 1964.
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Birth name | Erling Martin Jonny Nilsson | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1943-02-09)9 February 1943 Gothenburg, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 June 2022(2022-06-22) (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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