Nils Engdahl was a Swedish

Sweden

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 athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.

He competed for a Sweden in the 1920 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics

At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from August 15, 1920 to August 23, 1920.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...

 held in Antwerp, Belgium

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 in the 400 metres where he won the bronze medal.

He returned four years later in the 1924 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, 27 athletics events were contested, all for men only.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Participating nations:657 athletes from 40 nations competed. Ten nations competed in athletics for the first time...

 held in Paris

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, France

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 but failed to medal in the inidividual event but did help Sweden to the 4 x 400 metres silver medal with team mates Artur Svensson

Artur Svensson

Artur Svensson was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for a Sweden in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Erik Byléhn, Gustaf Weijnarth and Nils Engdahl.-References:...

, Erik Byléhn

Erik Byléhn

Erik Byléhn was a middle distance runner from Sweden, who won a silver medal over 800 m at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The race was won by Douglas Lowe of Great Britain. Four years earlier Byléhn was a member of the silver winning Swedish team on the 4x400m Relay.-References:*...

, and Gustaf Weijnarth

Gustaf Weijnarth

Carl Gustaf Olof Wejnarth was a Swedish athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Eskilstuna and died in Örebro....

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