Kjell-Åke Nilsson

Kjell-Åke Nilsson ( Kjell-Åke Lennart "Sörmarkarn" Nilsson; born April 5, 1942 in Östmark , Torsby ) is a former Swedish high jumper .

At the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960 he was seventh, at the European Athletics Championships in 1962 in Belgrade tenth and at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo sixth.

In 1966 he won bronze at the European Indoor Games in Dortmund and came eighth at the European Championships in Budapest . At the European Indoor Games in 1967 in Prague, he was ninth.

In 1963 he was Swedish champion, in 1965 English champion and in 1966 Swedish indoor champion.

Personal best

High jump: 2.12 m, September 3, 1963, Karlstad
- Hall: 2.15 m, February 28, 1963, Sunne

Kjell-Åke Nilsson in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
Kjell-Åke Nilsson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Nilsson, Kjell-Åke
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Nilsson, Kjell-Åke Lennart; Sörmarkarn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swedish high jumper
DATE OF BIRTH	April 5, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ostmark , Torsby