Nils Sandström
Swedish sprinter
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Born | 9 August 1893 Gothenburg, Sweden | |||||||||||
Died | 17 June 1973 (aged 79) Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Sprint | |||||||||||
Club | SoIK Hellas | |||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 100 m – 10.7 (1921) 200 m – 22.2 (1922)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Nils Sandström (9 August 1893 – 17 June 1973) was a Swedish sprinter who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[3] He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay, but failed to reach the finals of individual 100 m and 200 m events.[1][4]
Between 1917 and 1925 Sandström collected 23 medals at the Swedish Championships. He was the 1919–20 champion in the 100 m, and won eight titles in the 4 × 100 m (1919–21, 1923) and 4 × 400 m relays (1919–22). He never won the 200 m Swedish title despite holding the national record in this event in 1917–1920.[1]
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