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Nils Westermark

Nils Johan Hugo Westermark was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He later became a radiologist, and described the Westermark sign.

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Silver medal – second place 1912 Stockholm 8 metre class
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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.1

He was a crew member of the Swedish boat Sans Atout, which won the silver medal in the 8 metre class.2

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  1. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (32 ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences. 2011-06-09. p. 2080. ISBN 978-1455709854.
  2. "Nils Westermark". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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