Karl-Gottfrid Nilsson

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameKarl-Gottfrid•Nilsson
Used nameKarl-Gottfrid•Nilsson
Born9 March 1879 in Stockholm, Stockholm (SWE)
Died27 October 1944 in Stockholm, Stockholm (SWE)
AffiliationsI1 IF, Stockholm (SWE)
NOC Sweden

Biography

Karl-Gottfrid Nilsson was a member of the Swedish tug-of-war team at the 1908 London Olympics. The team finished fourth after losing their first-round match to the British Liverpool Police team, 2 pulls to 0. All of the team members appear to have been military men as they represented military sport clubs. Nilsson was a member of Infanteri 1 Idrottsförening which was the sports club of the 1st Infantry regiment of the Swedish army. Nilsson was born and died in Stockholm.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1908 Summer Olympics Tug-Of-War SWE Karl-Gottfrid Nilsson
Tug-Of-War, Men (Olympic) Sweden 4