Sven Otto Nilsson (February 26, 1879 – November 10, 1960) was a

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who competed in the

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and in 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 ...

. In 1908 he won the bronze medal in the javelin throw event. He also participated in the freestyle javelin throw competition and in the discus throw event but in both competitions his final ranking is unknown. Four years later he finished eighth in the two handed javelin throw event, tenth in the javelin throw competition, and fortieth discus throw event.

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1879 births 1960 deaths Swedish male javelin throwers Swedish male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub