Birth Date: | 9 August 1893 |
Birth Place: | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Death Date: | 17 June 1973 (aged 79) |
Death Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Sprint |
Pb: | 100 m – 10.7 (1921) 200 m – 22.2 (1922) |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Nils Sandström (9 August 1893 – 17 June 1973) was a Swedish sprinter who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1] He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay, but failed to reach the finals of individual 100 m and 200 m events.
Between 1917 and 1925 Sandström collected 23 medals at the Swedish Championships. He was the 1919–20 champion in the 100 m, and won eight titles in the 4 × 100 m (1919–21, 1923) and 4 × 400 m relays (1919–22). He never won the 200 m Swedish title despite holding the national record in this event in 1917–1920.