Nils-Joel Englund, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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cross-country skier
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Place of Birth: Boden, Norrbotten County, Sweden
About Nils-Joel Englund
- Nils-Joel Englund (7 April 1907 – 23 June 1995) 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 x 10 km and 18 km: 1933, 50 km: 1935), one silver (50 km: 1934), and two bronzes (4×10 km: 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.
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