Hjalmar Nyström
Appearance
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Born | Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | 28 March 1904|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 6 December 1960 Helsinki, Finland | (aged 56)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | HAK, Helsinki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hjalmar Eemil Nyström (28 March 1904 – 6 December 1960) was a Finnish heavyweight wrestler who competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1936 Olympics. He placed tenth in freestyle wrestling in 1924 and won a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1928. At the 1936 Olympics he won a freestyle bronze and finished fifth in the Greco-Roman contest. At the European championships he won three silver medals in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1930, 1931 and 1935 and a freestyle bronze in 1934.[1] Domestically, Nyström won ten titles, all in Greco-Roman wrestling, in 1924, 1926–28, 1930–31, 1935–37 and 1939. Nyström worked as a steam locomotive fireman and later as a train driver.[2]
References
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- ^ Nystroem, Hjalmar Eemil (FIN). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ Hjalmar Nyström. sports-reference.com
External links
[edit]- Hjalmar Nyström at the International Wrestling Database
- Hjalmar Nyström at Olympics.com
- Hjalmar Nyström at Olympedia
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- 1904 births
- 1960 deaths
- Olympic wrestlers for Finland
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- Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Finnish male sport wrestlers
- Olympic silver medalists for Finland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Swedish-speaking Finns
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- European Wrestling Championships medalists
- Sportspeople from Helsinki
- 20th-century Finnish sportsmen
- Finnish Olympic medalist stubs
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