Chris Nilsen

South Dakota’s silver medal winner shares Olympic experience

By Pigeon605 Staff | August 11, 2021

By Mick Garry, for Pigeon605 Chris Nilsen’s system for getting where he is today — which is a lot higher than where he started by almost any measure — will go unchanged as he moves […]

Silver medal in hand, South Dakota pole vaulter soaks in Olympic glory

By Pigeon605 Staff | August 4, 2021

By Mick Garry, for Pigeon605 Chris Nilsen’s first turn at being a celebrity pole vaulter started Wednesday morning, a day after the former University of South Dakota athlete won a silver medal in the event […]

Meet the USD grad going for Olympic gold

By Pigeon605 Staff | July 21, 2021

By Mick Garry, for Pigeon605 Tokyo was awarded the 2020-21 Summer Olympics in September 2013. Chris Nilsen was 15 at the time, already showing at least some evidence that representing the USA in Japan as […]

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