In the team race over 3000 m at the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912, he finished in 11th place. Although he did not make it into the points classification as fifth of the Swedish team, he was awarded a silver medal like the rest of the team. Over 1500 m he was eliminated in the preliminary run.
In 1917 he was national runner-up over 1500 m. He set his personal best over this distance of 4: 05.3 minutes on June 8, 1913 in Stockholm .
Web links
Entry on the website of the Swedish Olympic Committee
Nils Frykberg in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )