Joni Nyman

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Joni Nyman
Personal information
Born5 September 1962 (1962-09-05) (age 61)
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Welterweight
European Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 1985 Budapest Welterweight

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[edit]

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)

Pro career[edit]

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.

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