Nils Karlsson
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's cross country skiing | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1948 St. Moritz | 50 km | |
| World Championships | |||
| Bronze | 1950 Lake Placid | 50 km | |
Nils Emanuel Karlsson, known as Mora-Nisse (born June 25, 1917 in Mora, Dalarna, Sweden) is a Swedish cross-country skier.
He won the Olympic gold medal in the 50 km at the 1948 Winter Olympics, a bronze medal in 50 km at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and a total of 37 gold medals in Swedish national championships, 17 in individual competition.
He also won the Vasaloppet nine times (in 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1953). Karlsson won the Holmenkollen ski festival 50km event twice (1947 and 1951) as well. For his success in cross-country skiing, Karlsson was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1952 (Shared with Stein Eriksen, Torbjørn Falkanger, and Heikki Hasu.)
Karlsson has meant a lot to the Vasaloppet, initially through his many victories. With the aid of Sven Jerring's radio sports commentary, he made the Vasaloppet known throughout the country.
After his active career, he participated in the administration of the Vasaloppet, both as a leader and as chief of the course.
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| Olympic champions in men's 50 km cross country |
| 1924: Thorleif Haug | 1928: Per Erik Hedlund | 1932: Veli Saarinen | 1936: Elis Wiklund | 1948: Nils Karlsson | 1952: Veikko Hakulinen | 1956: Sixten Jernberg | 1960: Kalevi Hämäläinen | 1964: Sixten Jernberg | 1968: Ole Ellefsæter | 1972: Pål Tyldum | 1976: Ivar Formo | 1980: Nikolay Zimyatov | 1984: Thomas Wassberg | 1988: Gunde Svan | 1992: Bjørn Dæhlie | 1994: Vladimir Smirnov | 1998: Bjørn Dæhlie | 2002: Mikhail Ivanov | 2006: Giorgio Di Centa |
| Preceded by Simon Slåttvik |
Holmenkollen medal with Stein Eriksen, Torbjørn Falkanger, & Heikki Hasu 1952 |
Succeeded by Magnar Estenstad |
