Sven Olof Nylander (born 1 January 1962) is a Swedish retired hurdler, who is best known for winning two silver medals at the European Championships in 1990 and 1994.

He represented his native country in three Summer Olympics (1984, 1992 and 1996), and set his personal best (47.98 s) in the men's 400 metres hurdles on 1 August 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Nylander attended Southern Methodist University ("SMU") in Dallas, Texas, USA on an athletic scholarship, where he was a member of the SMU Mustangs track and field team.

He, former high jumper Patrik Sjöberg and sprinter Patrik Lövgren, were later stopped by the police and brought to the police station where they left urine samples, under suspicion of drug use.

[1] A couple of days later, Nylander confessed to having used cocaine during the party.