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]
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| Born | 28 March 1904 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 December 1960 (aged 56) Helsinki, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | HAK, Helsinki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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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