Nils Nicklén
Nils Nicklén ( Nils Ole Nicklén; born February 9, 1917 in Karjaa , † May 9, 1995 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish high jumper .
In 1946 he won bronze at the European Athletics Championships in Oslo . At the Olympic Games in London in 1948 , he failed to make a valid attempt in the final.
He was Finnish champion six times (1940, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1951). He set his personal best of 2.00 m on August 17, 1939 in Stockholm .
Web links
- Nils Nicklen in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Nils Nicklén in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Nicklén, Nils |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish high jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karjaa |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 9, 1995 |
| Place of death | Helsinki |