Åke Nilsson (canoeist)

Ake Nilsson

Nilsson at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Karl Åke Nilsson
Born	12 December 1937 (1937-12-12) Nyköping, Sweden
Died	31 October 2005 (2005-11-01) (aged 67) Nyköping, Sweden
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	Nyköpings Kanotklubb

Karl Åke Nilsson (12 December 1937 – 31 October 2005) was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1960s. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-1 4 × 500 m event.^[1][2]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Åke Nilsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
2. "Åke Nilsson". SOK.se. Swedish Olympic Committee.