Nils Erik Hellsten (19 February 1886 – 12 April 1962) was a Swedish fencer who competed at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the individual

épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains ...

in 1924 and finished fifth in 1928. In 1920 he also took part in the individual foil contest. At the world championships he took two bronze medals in the team épée, in 1931 and 1934. Hellsten was a military officer, a major in reserves. He was a teacher and deputy head at the

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. He is not related to the Olympic gymnast Nils Hellsten.Nils Hellsten
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* 1886 births 1962 deaths Swedish male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Sweden Fencers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in fencing Fencers from Stockholm Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swedish people Föreningen för Fäktkonstens Främjande fencers {{sweden-fencing-bio-stub