Ivar Nilsson

Ivar Bengt Nilsson (12 June 1933 – 26 February 2019)^[1] was a Swedish speed skater who won a bronze all-round medal at the 1962 world championships. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics in 1,500 m, 5,000 m and 10,000 m events with his best achievement having been a fourth place finish in the 10,000 m event in 1960.^[2]

Ivar Nilsson

Ivar Nilsson in 1962
Personal information
Born	(1933-06-12)12 June 1933 Gothenburg, Sweden
Died	26 February 2019(2019-02-26) (aged 85)
Sport
Sport	Speed skating
Club	IK Wega, Göteborg
Medal record Representing  Sweden World Championships 1962 Moscow All-round

He was not related to his speed skating rival Jonny Nilsson.^[3]

Personal bests:^[2]

• 500 m – 42.6 (1963)
• 1500 m – 2:10.5 (1963)
• 5000 m – 7:42.8 (1964)
• 10000 m – 16:02.9 (1963)