Nils Gunnar Lindström (11 February 1896 – 6 October 1951) was a Swedish javelin thrower.

[3] Lindström competed at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics and finished in sixth, second and fourteenth place, respectively.

[1][4] On 12 October 1924 Lindström set a world record at 66.62 m that stood for three years.

During his athletics career he won six national titles, in the conventional and two-handed javelin throw, in 1920, 1921, 1924 (2), 1926 and 1927.

After retiring he worked as an agricultural consultant and owned a farm outside Eksjö.