Carl-Olof Nylén

Carl-Olof Nylén
Born (1892-06-30)30 June 1892
Uppsala, Sweden
Died 2 October 1978(1978-10-02) (aged 86)
Stocksund, Sweden

Carl-Olof "Olle" Siggesson Nylén (30 June 1892 – 2 October 1978) was a Swedish otologist and tennis player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He is also known in microsurgery as a first man who designed surgical microscope which was used in otolaryngology.

In 1912 he and his partner Charles Wennergren were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the outdoor doubles. In the indoor doubles they lost in the first round.[1][2]

In the outdoor mixed doubles as well as in the indoor mixed doubles he and his partner Edith Arnheim lost in the first round.[1][2]

Nylén was born to the military doctor Sixtus Nylen (1854–1911) and Anna Choler (1862–1929). In 1915–16 he won a few Swedish titles in the singles and doubles, and in 1917 was ranked as the best test player in Sweden.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Carl-Olof Nylén. sports-reference.com
  2. 1 2 3 Carl-Olof Nylén. Swedish Olympic Committee


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