Camilla Nilsson

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Camilla Nilsson
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Personal information
Born (1967-08-03) 3 August 1967 (age 57)
Östersund, Sweden
Occupation Alpine skier
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Skiing career
World Cup debut1983
Retired1990
World Cup
Seasons8
Wins1
Podiums2
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
World Cup race podiums
Event1st2nd3rd
Slalom110

Camilla Nilsson (born 3 August 1967) is a Swedish former alpine skier who competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics. [1]

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Career

During his career, he has achieved 26 results among the top 10 (2 podiums) in the World Cup. [1] On 4 January 1987, she won a women's slalom skiing competition during FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup competitions at Maribor in Slovenia, Yugoslavia, making her the first Swedish woman to win a FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup competition. [2]

World Cup competition victories

DateLocationRace type
4 January 1987 Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia Slalom

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References

  1. 1 2 "Camilla Nilsson profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. "Anja jagar rekord i Maribor" (in Swedish). Göteborgsposten. 21 January 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2013.