Nils Täpp

Nils Bertil Täpp (27 October 1917 – 23 October 2000) was a Swedish cross-country skier. He was part of the Swedish 4 × 10 km relay teams that won gold medals at the 1948 Winter Olympics and 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. At the 1952 Olympics he finished seventh in the individual 18 km race and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay. He was the Swedish national champion in the 15 km (1943 and 1946) and 3 × 10 km relay (1942, 1943 and 1949).^[1]

Nils Täpp

Nils Täpp around 1950
Personal information
Full name	Nils Bertil Täpp
Born	(1917-10-27)27 October 1917 Malung, Sweden
Died	23 October 2000(2000-10-23) (aged 82) Malung, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Cross-country skiing
Club	Malungs IF (−1945) Sågmyra IF (1946) Östersunds SK
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1948 St. Moritz 4 × 10 km relay 1952 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay World Championships 1950 Lake Placid 4 × 10 km relay

He was born Nils Bertil Persson and changed his last name to Täpp in 1945.^[2]

Cross-country skiing results

Olympic Games

• 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	18 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1948	30	—	—	Gold
1952	34	7	—	Bronze

World Championships

• 1 medal – (1 gold)

Year	Age	18 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1950	32	—	—	Gold