Hjalmar Nyström Explained

Hjalmar Nyström
Birth Date:28 March 1904
Birth Place:Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Death Place:Helsinki, Finland
Sport:Wrestling
Club:HAK, Helsinki
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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]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=29A0E8A0C5E04F16860F759CA90801E1 Nystroem, Hjalmar Eemil (FIN)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20091012050807/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ny/hjalmar-nystrom-1.html Hjalmar Nyström