Karl Åke Nilsson (12 December 1937 – 31 October 2005) was a Swedish

sprint canoeist Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

who competed in the early 1960s. At the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

in Rome, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-1 4 × 500 m event.

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1937 births 2005 deaths Swedish male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Sweden Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Nyköping 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-canoe-bio-stub