Thomas Hilt Nilsson (9 April 1926 – 18 November 2014) was a Swedish long-distance runner. He placed 9th over 10,000 m at the 1954 European Championships, ninth in the marathon at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

, and 12th in the marathon at the 1958 European Championships. He won the

Košice Peace Marathon The Košice Peace Marathon (Slovak: Medzinárodný maratón mieru) is an annual road marathon held in Košice, Slovakia, since 1924. It is the oldest marathon in Europe and the third-oldest in the world (after the Boston Marathon, first held ...

in 1956, setting his personal record, and placed fifth in 1955.

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1926 births 2014 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sweden Swedish male long-distance runners People from Ljungby Municipality Sportspeople from Kronoberg County {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub