Nils-Joel Englund
Cross-country skier
Died when: 88 years 77 days (1058 months)Star Sign: Aries
Nils-Joel Englund (7 April 1907 – 22 June 1995) was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s.He won a bronze medal in 50 km at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Englund also won six medals at the Nordic skiing World Championships, earning three golds (4 × 10 km relay and 18 km: 1933, 50 km: 1935), one silver (50 km: 1934), and two bronzes (4 × 10 km relay: 1934, 1935).
After retiring from competitions he coached the Swiss national skiing team for two years.Then he worked at the Sundin ski factory and ran a sports store in Hudiksvall.
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