Nils Georg Åberg (20 January 1893 – 18 August 1946) was a

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who competed at the 1912 Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the long jump and placed second in the triple jump, in which Sweden collected all three medals. He won the long jump event at the Swedish Games in 1916 and at the national championships in 1912, 1913 and 1915. After retiring from competitions he directed his own firm.

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* 1893 births 1946 deaths Swedish male triple jumpers Swedish male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Norrköping {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub