Kjell-Åke Nilsson
Swedish high jumper
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Kjell-Åke Lennart "Sörmarkarn" Nilsson (born 5 April 1942) is a retired Swedish high jumper. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and at the 1966 European Athletics Championships and finished in seventh, sixth and eighth place, respectively.[1][3][4] Nilsson won a bronze medal at the 1966 European Indoor Games and became a Swedish champion outdoors in 1963 and indoors in 1966.[5]
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| Born | 5 April 1942 (age 84) Östmark, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | High jump | |||||||||||
| Club | Sörmarks IF IFK Sunne | |||||||||||
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| Personal best | 2.12 m (1963)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Nilsson won the British AAA Championships title in the high jump event at the 1965 AAA Championships.[6][7][8][9]
