Nils Carlsén (born 21 April 1985 in

Sundsvall Sundsvall () is a city and the seat of Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. It has a population of 58,807 as of 2020; more than 95,000 live in the municipal area. It is Sweden's 21st largest city by population. Old town i ...

) is a Swedish curler. Carlsén who began curling in 1996, had been a very successful junior curler for Sweden. He has curled in six

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(2001–2006)- finishing in the top-2 in the last five. In 2001, Carlsén played lead for the Swedish team skipped by Eric Carlsén, and they finished fifth. In 2002 he played second for Eric and finished second- losing to Canada's David Hamblin in the final. In 2003 Carlsén picked up another silver medal losing to

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of Canada. Nils once again played second for Eric. Nils returned again in 2004, this time playing third for

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. The team won the gold medal, beating Stefan Rindisbacher of Switzerland in the final. In 2005 Nils was skipping the Swedish junior team, and he picked up another silver medal losing to Canada's Kyle George in the final. In 2006, Nils skipped Sweden to another silver medal losing to Canada's

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. 2006 also marked Nils' first

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. He would skip team Sweden to a fifth-place finish. He is right-handed.Nils Carlsen
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Awards

* WJCC All-Star Second (2003) * WJCC All-Star Third (2004)

References

Swedish male curlers Swedish curling champions 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Sundsvall 21st-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-curling-bio-stub