Einar Nilsson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Swedish track and field athlete
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Place of Birth: Råneå, Norrbotten County, Sweden
About Einar Nilsson
- Einar Nilsson (8 June 1891 – February 1937) was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.
- In 1912 he entered the pentathlon, decathlon and two varieties of shot put and discus throw.
- He failed to complete his decathlon program, but placed fourth-tenth in the throwing events.
- In 1920 he qualified only in the shot put and finished fifth.Nilsson held national records in the shot put and discus throw, becoming the first Swede to break the 40 m barrier.
- He won five national titles in the shot put (1911–1914) and two in the discus (1911 and 1912), and placed second six times.
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