John Nyman
 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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John Emanuel Nyman (25 April 1908 – 19 October 1977) was a Swedish heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He was the national champion in 1935–42 and won silver medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics and 1937 and 1938 European championships.[1] In retirement he worked as a wrestling coach and physical education teacher at his club SAIK.[2]
References[]
- ^ John Nyman Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ John Nyman. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links[]
- John Nyman at United World Wrestling
- John Nyman at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- John Nyman at Olympedia
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Categories:
- 1908 births
- 1977 deaths
- Olympic wrestlers of Sweden
- Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Swedish male sport wrestlers
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- People from Sundsvall
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs
- Swedish sport wrestler stubs