Bengt Nilsson (17 February 1934 – 11 May 2018[2]) was a Swedish high jumper.

In 1954 he won the Swedish and European titles and set a European record at 2.11 m; later that year he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.

[3] Nilsson got injured at the 1956 Summer Olympics and finished only 26th.

[4] He retired from athletics shortly thereafter.

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