Joni Nyman Explained

Joni Nyman (born 5 September 1962 in Pori) is a retired boxer (pugilist) from Finland, who won a Welterweight Bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he was defeated in the quarterfinals.

Olympic results

1984 - Los Angeles (as a welterweight)

• Round of 64: bye
• Round of 32: Defeated Georges Ngangue (Cameroon) by decision, 5-0
• Round of 16: Defeated Kieran Joyce (Ireland) by decision, 4-1
• Quarterfinal: Defeated Dwight Frazier (Jamaica) by decision, 5-0
• Semifinal: Lost to An Young-Su (South Korea) by decision, 2-3 (was awarded bronze medal)

1988 (as a welterweight)

• Defeated Manny Sobral (Canada) 4-1
• Defeated Søren Antman (Sweden) 5-0
• Defeated Dimus Chisala (Zambia) 5-0
• Lost to Kenneth Gould (United States) 0-5

Pro career

Known as "Joltin' Joni", Nyman turned pro in 1988 and had limited success. Nyman retired in 1998 and returned in 2005 for one bout, retiring with a 14-6-1 record.