Åke Nilsson (canoeist)
Nilsson at the 1960 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Karl Åke Nilsson |
| Born | 12 December 1937 Nyköping, Sweden |
| Died | 31 October 2005 (aged 67) Nyköping, Sweden |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Canoe sprint |
| Club | Nyköpings Kanotklubb |
Karl Åke Nilsson (12 December 1937 – 31 October 2005) was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1960s. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-1 4 × 500 m event.