Joakim Nilsson (born March 30, 1971) is a Swedish former All-American javelin thrower who competed for the Alabama Crimson Tide, 1991-1995. [1] [2] At the end of his career, he was awarded the prestigious Bryant Student Athlete Award (1995), named after Paul "Bear" Bryant. [3] Joakim's younger brother, Mats Nilsson, carried on the strong family tradition and won the NCAA Division 1 javelin title in 1997 for the University of Alabama. [4] [5]
Other winners were Alabama's Mats Nilsson in the men's javelin with a throw of 245-9 and Pittsburgh's Trecia Smith in the women's long jump at 21-10. ...(Payment required.)
Joakim Nilsson (born March 30, 1971) is a Swedish former All-American javelin thrower who competed for the Alabama Crimson Tide, 1991-1995. [1] [2] At the end of his career, he was awarded the prestigious Bryant Student Athlete Award (1995), named after Paul "Bear" Bryant. [3] Joakim's younger brother, Mats Nilsson, carried on the strong family tradition and won the NCAA Division 1 javelin title in 1997 for the University of Alabama. [4] [5]
Other winners were Alabama's Mats Nilsson in the men's javelin with a throw of 245-9 and Pittsburgh's Trecia Smith in the women's long jump at 21-10. ...(Payment required.)