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Born | Göteborg, Sweden | 12 June 1933|||||||||||
Died | 26 February 2019 | (aged 85)|||||||||||
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Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||
Club | IK Wega, Göteborg | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Ivar Bengt Nilsson (12 June 1933 – 26 February 2019)[1] was a Swedish speed skater who won a bronze all-round medal at the 1962 world championships. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics in 1,500 m, 5,000 m and 10,000 m events with his best achievement having been a fourth place finish in the 10,000 m event in 1960.[2]
He was not related to his speed skating rival Jonny Nilsson.[3]
Personal bests:[2]