Karl-Erik Nilsson

Karl-Erik Nilsson (4 January 1922 – 14 December 2017) was a Swedish light-heawyweight (-87 kg) Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won one gold and two bronze medals. He won another bronze medal at the 1955 World Wrestling Championships.Karl-Erik Nilsson. Swedish Olympic CommitteeKarl-Erik Nilsson . sports-reference.com He was born in Stehag, Sweden.

Nilsson died at the age of 95 in Stockholm on 14 December 2017.

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Other websites

Karl-Erik Nilsson's profile at databaseOlympics
Karl-Erik Nilsson's profile at Sports Reference.com 

Category:1922 births
Category:2017 deaths
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden