Nils Bertil Täpp (27 October 1917 – 23 October 2000) was a

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cross-country skier. He was part of the Swedish 4 × 10 km relay teams that won gold medals at the

1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...

and

1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1950 took place during February 1–6, 1950 in Lake Placid, New York, United States and Rumford, Maine, United States. This was Lake Placid's second time hosting the championships after having done so at the 1 ...

. At the 1952 Olympics he finished seventh in the individual 18 km race and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay. He was the Swedish national champion in the 15 km (1943 and 1946) and 3 × 10 km relay (1942, 1943 and 1949). He was born Nils Bertil Persson and changed his last name to Täpp in 1945.

Cross-country skiing results

Olympic Games

* 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 gold)

References

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Swedish national skiing champions
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tapp, Nils 1917 births 2000 deaths People from Malung-Sälen Municipality Cross-country skiers from Dalarna County Swedish male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics