Hjalmar Nyström

Hjalmar Eemil Nyström ( born March 28, 1904 in Helsinki, † December 6, 1960 ) was a Finnish wrestler.

Life

He grew up in Helsinki and a member of the Helsingin Atleettiklubi. He was with Arvo Niemelä the dominant Finnish heavyweight wrestler in the 1930s. In 1924 he was first Finnish champion in Greco-Roman style, but was used at the Olympic Games in Paris, it was still unknown, free style and retired promptly after the first round after a defeat against the Swiss Robert Roth from. In international championships he won six medals, but never made ​​the jump to the top of the podium. Particularly successful Nyström was in the traditional countries fighting against Sweden. From 12 fights he won 10, beating the entire Swedish Elite started by Carl Westergren about Rudolf Svensson, Johan Richthoff, Georg Nielsen, Thure Sjöstedt to John Nyman. In 1932, he was not sent by his association for financial reasons the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, although he was a safe medal candidate.

International success

(OS = Olympic Games, European Championship EM =, g = Greco-Roman style, F = Freestyle, S = Heavy weight)

National success

Hjalmar Nyström won the Finnish championship in the heavyweight Greco-Roman style in the years 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1936, 1937 and 1939. 1932, 1933, 1934 and 1938, he came runner-up behind Arvo Niemelä

Swell

• Journal athletics from 1929 to 1939
• Documentation of International Wrestling Championships, FILA, 1976