| Nils "Mora-Nisse" Karlsson | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Nils Karlsson with his wife Ulla-Britt | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Nils Emanuel Karlsson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 June 1917 Östnor, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 June 2012 (aged 94) Mora, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | IFK Mora SK[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Nils Emanuel Karlsson (25 June 1917 – 16 June 2012),[2] better known as Mora-Nisse, was a Swedish cross-country skier. Karlsson won gold in the 50 km event at the 1948 Winter Olympics and nine Vasaloppet victories.
- ^ Nils Karlsson. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Mora-Nisse har avlidit". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.