Nils-Joel Englund (April 7, 1907, Överluleå

Boden Municipality

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, Norrbotten

Norrbotten

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 – June 23, 1995) was a Swedish

Sweden

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 cross-country skier

Cross-country skiing

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 who competed in the 1930s. He won a bronze medal in 50 km at the 1936 Winter Olympics

1936 Winter Olympics

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 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

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Englund also won six medals at the Nordic skiing World Championships, earning three golds (4 x 10 km and 18 km: 1933, 50 km: 1935), one silver (50 km: 1934), and two bronzes (4 x 10 km: 1934, 1935).

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