Hjalmar Nyström

Hjalmar Nyström
Personal information
Born (1904-03-28)28 March 1904
Helsinki, Finland
Died 6 December 1960(1960-12-06) (aged 56)
Helsinki, Finland
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Club HAK, Helsinki

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hjalmar Nyström.
  1. Nystroem, Hjalmar Eemil (FIN). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  2. Hjalmar Nyström. sports-reference.com
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, March 04, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.