- Jonny Nilsson
Erling Martin Jonny Nilsson (born
9 February 1943 ) is a former speed skater fromSweden .Biography
Five days before his 20th birthday, Jonny Nilsson made his international debut at the European Allround Championships in 1962, finishing 15th. Nilsson had trouble with the 500 m, which clearly showed at the World Allround Championships two weeks later – despite a 1st place on the 10,000 m and a 2nd place on the 5,000 m, he finished only 10th overall because he had finished the 500 m in 45th place. For his accomplishments, Nilsson received the 1962
Oscar Mathisen Award . The next year at the World Allround Championships, he finished 23rd on the 500 m, but with a 6th place on the 1,500 m and wins on both the 5,000 m and the 10,000 m (both in new world record times), he made up his deficit and became World Allround Champion with a new world recordsamalog for the combination of the four distances.At the
1964 Winter Olympics inInnsbruck , Nilsson was still the world record holder on both the 5,000 m and the 10,000 m, but he finished only 6th on the 5,000 m. Two days later, though, he became Olympic Champion on the 10,000 m. In 1965, Nilsson finished 4th at the World Allround Championships, despite winning both the 5,000 m (in a new world record time) and the 10,000 m. His last international medal came the following year at the 1966 World Allround Championships, where he won bronze. He participated in the 5,000 m and the 10,000 m at the1968 Winter Olympics inGrenoble , but did not win any medals.Besides his international successes, Nilsson won many national titles. He was Swedish Allround Champion four times (1964-1967) and won a total of 13 Swedish Single Distance Championships – twice on the 1,500 m (1966-1967), five times on the 5,000 m (1962-1966), and six times on the 10,000 m (1963-1968).
Nilsson earned the
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1963.World records
Over the course of his career, Nilsson skated five world records:
Personal records
Nilsson was number one on the
Adelskalender , the all-time allround speed skating ranking, for a total of 329 days, from February 1963 to January 1964. He has an Adelskalender score of 176.873 points.References
* Eng, Trond. "All Time International Championships, Complete Results: 1889 - 2002". Askim, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2002.
* Nilsson, Jonny. "Sikta mot stjärnorna...". Filipstad, Sweden: Filipstads Tryckeri Förlag, 1963.
* Teigen, Magne. "Komplette Resultater Internasjonale Mesterskap 1889 - 1989: Menn/Kvinner, Senior/Junior, allround/sprint". Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1989.External links
* [http://www.skateresults.com/skater/show/774 Jonny Nilsson at SkateResults.com]
* [http://web.telia.com/~u46130641/nilsson.htm Personal records from the Adelskalender]
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