Kjell-Åke Nilsson
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| Born | 5 April 1942 (age 83) Östmark, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | High jump | |||||||||||
| Club | Sörmarks IF IFK Sunne | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best | 2.12 m (1963)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Kjell-Åke Lennart "Sörmarkarn" Nilsson (born 5 April 1942) is a retired Swedish high jumper. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and at the 1966 European Athletics Championships and finished in seventh, sixth and eighth place, respectively.[1][3][4] Nilsson won a bronze medal at the 1966 European Indoor Games and became a Swedish champion outdoors in 1963 and indoors in 1966.[5]
Nilsson won the British AAA Championships title in the high jump event at the 1965 AAA Championships.[6][7][8][9]
References
- ^ a b Kjell-Åke Nilsson. sports-reference.com
- ^ Kjell-Åke Nilsson. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Kjell-Åke Nilsson. Swedish Olympic Committee.
- ^ Kjell-Åke Nilsson . Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ Kjell-Åke "Sörmarkarn" Nilsson 1942-04-05. storagrabbar.se
- ^ "White City results". Daily Mirror. 10 July 1965. Retrieved 8 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "White City Details". Sunday Mirror. 11 July 1965. Retrieved 8 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 May 2025.