Nils Evert Eklöf (25 July 1904 – 22 December 1987) was a Swedish runner. He competed at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

in the 3000 m

steeplechase Steeplechase may refer to: * Steeplechase (horse racing), a type of horse race in which participants are required to jump over obstacles * Steeplechase (athletics), an event in athletics that derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing ...

and 5000 m events and finished fourth in the steeplechase. Eklöf initially trained as a boxer. He changed to running in 1923, and already by 1927 was ranked first in the world over 3000 and 5000 m distances. At the 1928 Olympics he abandoned his 5000 m race, but finished fourth in the steeplechase, which he rarely ran before. After that he continued running and worked as a planning supervisor and a sports adviser.

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1904 births 1987 deaths Swedish male long-distance runners Swedish male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Athletes from Stockholm {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub