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| Born | 10 May 1891 Malmö, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 February 1971 (aged 79) Malmö, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | IK Sparta, Malmö | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ernst Hilding Waldemar Nilsson (10 May 1891 – 11 February 1971) was a Swedish heavyweight wrestler who competed at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] He won a bronze medal in freestyle wrestling in 1920 and placed fourth-fifth in the Greco-Roman and freestyle contests in 1924. Nilsson won two world titles in Greco-Roman wrestling, in 1913 and 1922.[2][3]
