Nils Karlsson

	Nils Karlsson
Full name	Nils Emanuel Karlsson
nation	Sweden
birthday	June 25, 1917
place of birth	Mora
date of death	June 16, 2012
Place of death	Mora
Career
society	IFK Mora
Medal table
winter Olympics
Nordic World Ski Championships

Nils Emanuel Karlsson (born June 25, 1917 in Mora ; † June 16, 2012 there ) was a Swedish cross-country skier .

Career

Karlsson, who started for the IFK Mora , was Olympic champion and world champion over 50 km and fifth over 18 km at the Olympic Winter Games in St. Moritz in 1948 . The following year he won the Svenska Skidspelen in Sollefteå in the 50 km run. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lake Placid in 1950 , he won the bronze medal over 50 km. At the Svenska Skidspelen in 1950 in Östersund he was over 50 km. The following year he took third place over 18 km and second place over 50 km at the Svenska Skidspelen in Sundsvall . At the Olympic Winter Games in Oslo in 1952 , he achieved sixth place over 50 km and fifth place over 18 km. In March 1953 he came third in the 50 km run at the Lahti Ski Games . He also won the Holmenkollen Ski Festival in 1947 in the 18 km and 50 km run and again in the 50 km run in 1951.

Karlsson was also called "Mora-Nisse" after his hometown Mora, where he grew up. Mora, the town on Lake Siljan in central Sweden, is also the destination of the annual, world-famous Vasa Run. Karlsson won the Wasalauf a total of nine times (1943, 1945 to 1951 and 1953), seven of them in a row, making it the record winner. At Swedish championships he won six times over 15 km (1944, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1953), five times over 30 km (1943, 1944, 1946, 1949, 1950) and six times over 50 km (1943-1945, 1948, 1950, 1951). With the season of IFK Mora he was twice Swedish champion (1945, 1950). In 1944 he was honored with the Svenska Dagbladet gold medal for his first triple victory in a Swedish championship , and in 1952 he was the first Swedish cross-country skier to receive the Holmenkollen medal . After finishing his active career, Nils Karlsson worked for 17 years in the organization of the Vasa race as head of the track and chairman.

Karlsson took part in 256 ski races in his career, of which he finished only ten with a result worse than sixth place.

The Mora Nisse Jubilee Fund was set up in his honor on his 65th birthday . The fund supports Swedish junior skiers between the ages of 17 and 20.

Trivia

His last victory at the Wasalauf in 1953 in the new record time of 5 h 1 min 55 s was on wooden skis.

literature

Nils Karlsson: I vita spår . Bonnier, Stockholm 1953, Bonniers folkbibliotek (autobiography)

Web links

Nils Karlsson in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
Nils Karlsson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Nils Karlsson in the Swedish National Encyclopedia

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Karlsson, Nils
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mora-nit
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swedish cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH	June 25, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mora
DATE OF DEATH	June 16, 2012
Place of death	Mora

[1] Svenska Dagbladet online: Mora-Nisse har avlidit , from June 16, 2012.

[svenska-2] Results Svenska Skidspelen

[3] Results Lahti Ski Games 1953

[4] Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners list

[5] List of the Swedish Masters