Einar Nilsson

Einar Nilsson

Personal information
Born	8 June 1891 Råneå, Sweden
Died	February 1937 (aged 45) Partille, Sweden
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, decathlon, high jump
Club	Djurgårdens IF, Stockholm Örgryte IS, Göteborg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	SP – 14.44 m (1913) DT – 42.42 (1914) JT – 47.06 m (1909) Dec – 6586.06* (1911) HJ – 1.80 m (1911)[1][2]

Einar Nilsson (8 June 1891 – February 1937) was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he entered the pentathlon, decathlon and two varieties of shot put and discus throw. He failed to complete his decathlon program, but placed fourth-tenth in the throwing events. In 1920 he qualified only in the shot put and finished fifth.^[1][3]

Nilsson held national records in the shot put and discus throw, becoming the first Swede to break the 40 m barrier. He won five national titles in the shot put (1911–1914) and two in the discus (1911 and 1912), and placed second six times.^[3][4]

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