Nils Backlund

Nils Robert Backlund was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win the bronze medal. In the 1924 water polo competition his team finished in fourth place. ^{Nils Backlund, Swedish water polo player (d. 1964)}

25 October 1896

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