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Nils Westermark
physician · radiologist · sailor
- September 9, 1892 · Stockholm
- January 24, 1980 · Stockholm
- 87 years
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Nils Westermark, 87, Swedish Olympic sailor (1912).
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|Nils Johan Hugo Westermark (September 9, 1892 – January 24, 1980) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He later became a radiologist, and described the Westermark sign.
He was a crew member of the Swedish boat Sans Atout, which won the silver medal in the 8 metre class.
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