August Nilsson
August Nilsson (October 15, 1872 – May 23, 1921) was a Swedish track and field athlete and tug of war competitor who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.[1]
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Athletic career
He finished ninth in the shot put event and eighth in the pole vault competition.
He also participated on the Dano-Swedish tug of war team which won the gold medal against opponents France. These were the first Olympic gold medals for Sweden.
gollark: 100 something per hour with the maximum exoskeletons.
gollark: μhahahaha.
gollark: Holidays?
gollark: You should take the train to the team 3 base. Avoid the turrets.
gollark: We mostly just went for horrible mess and/or belt upgrades and/or logistics network.
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