Bengt Nilsson (17 February 1934 â 11 May 2018) was a Swedish high jumper. In 1954 he won the Swedish and European titles and set a European record at 2.11 m; later that year he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.
Nilsson was injured at the 1956 Summer Olympics and finished only 26th. He retired from athletics shortly thereafter.