John Emanuel Nyman (25 April 1908 – 19 October 1977) was a Swedish heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler.
 Nyman at the 1936 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 April 1908 Sundsvall, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 October 1977 (aged 69) Sundsvall, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SAIK, Sundsvall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was the national champion in 1935–42 and won silver medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics, again in 1937 and at the 1938 European championships.[1]
In retirement, he worked as a wrestling coach and physical education teacher at his club SAIK.[2]
References
edit- ↑ John Nyman Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ↑ John Nyman. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
edit- John Nyman at the International Wrestling Database
- John Nyman at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- John Nyman at Olympedia
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