Nils Dahl (12 November 1882 in

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– 17 July 1966 in Oslo) was a Norwegian middle distance runner who specialised in the

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. He represented

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. In the

at the

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, Dahl placed seventh in his initial semifinal heat and did not advance to the final. At the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

he participated in the individual cross country competition, but did not finish. As such, he did not place in the team cross country competition. He became Norwegian champion in 1500 metres in the years 1906-1909 and in the

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in 1908.Norwegian championships in 5000 metres

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* 1882 births 1966 deaths Norwegian male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Norway Olympic cross country runners {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub