Håkan Nyblom

Håkan Nyblom

Personal information
Full name	Håkan Erik Nyblom
Nationality	Denmark
Born	26 November 1981 Vaasa, Finland
Residence	Herning, Denmark
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Greco-Roman
Club	Herning Brydeklub (DEN)
Coached by	Jaroslaw Pyzara
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Competitor for  Denmark World Championships 2009 Herning 55 kg

Håkan Erik Nyblom (born November 26, 1981 in Vaasa, Finland) is an amateur Danish Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the featherweight division.^[1][2] He is the twin brother of Anders Nyblom, who also competed in the same category at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships in his current residence Herning, after losing out to Iran's Hamid Sourian in the semi-finals.

Nyblom made his Olympic debut at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he placed second in the preliminary pool of the 55 kg category, behind host nation's Artiom Kiouregkian.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, Nyblom repeated his defeat of Sourian, who only scored a total of six points, in the semi-final round of the men's Greco Roman 55 kg category.^[3] He qualified for the bronze medal bout, where he lost to Hungary's Péter Módos, with a technical score of 3–5, and a classification score of 1–3, finishing only in fifth position.^[4]

Nyblom is also a member of Herning Brydeklub in Herning, Denmark, being coached and trained by Polish-born Jaroslaw Pyzara.

References

1. "Håkan Nyblom". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
2. "Håkan Erik Nyblom". London 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
3. "Men's 55kg Greco-Roman – Semifinals". London 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
4. "Men's 55kg Greco-Roman – Bronze Medal". London 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

External links

• FILA Profile