Nils Engdahl

Nils Engdahl (* November 4, 1898 in Västerhaninge, † September 10, 1983 in Stockholm) was a Swedish athlete who was successful in the early 1920s. He started all three sprint distances: 100 m, 200 m and 400 m.

The 1.65 m wide and 57 -kg athlete competed for Järva Idrottssällskap.

He was married to the swimmer Signe Johansson.

Career

Nils Engdahl won 1918-1927 a total of sixteen national championships:

He participated in two Olympic Games with medal success in part.

• 400 m: Although he was excellent 48.6 seconds and undercutting his period of four years by more than a second before, he had to finish the competition in sixth and the last of his semi-final run.
• 4x 100 m: The squadron, ran in second position in the Engdahl, also came only to the semifinals.
• 4x 400 m: Here, the Swedish team, which took as the final runner in the cast Artur Svensson, Erik Byléhn, Wejnarth Gustaf and Nils Engdahl revealed in great shape and came after the United States, who set a new world record in 3:16,0 minutes, in 3:17,0 min at number 2 the British -cage rotor Guy Butler Engdahl could refer by 4 tenths of a second at No. 3.

Records

Nils Engdahl set four national records (all in Stockholm) to:

• 200 m: 21.9 sec, achieved on July 11, 1920. This record was improved 15 years later by Lennart Berg beach by a tenth.

• 49.4 sec, achieved on 4 August 1918. Engdahl This was the first Swedish runners under 50 seconds.
• 48.5 sec, achieved on August 25, 1919
• 48.2 sec, achieved on August 17, 1924. This record was only ten years later hired by Bertil of Wachenfeldt.

Engdahl's best time over 100 m is given as 10.7 sec (1920 ) and over 800 m with 1:57,5 min (1920).