Joni Nyman

Finnish boxer

Joni Nyman

Personal information

Born| 5 September 1962 (1962-09-05) (age 62)

Medal record

Men's Boxing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
| 1984 Los Angeles | Welterweight
European Amateur Championships
| 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

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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

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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.

## References

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* Boxing record for Joni Nyman from BoxRec (registration required)

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