About Joni Nyman
Born 1962. Joni Nyman is a Finnish boxer.
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-Claude 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 – Seoul (as a welterweight) Defeated Manny Sobral (Canada) 4–1 Defeated Sören Antman (Sweden) 5–0 Defeated Dimus Chisala (Zambia) 5–0 Lost to Kenneth Gould (United States) 0–5
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Joni Nyman was born on 5 September 1962 in Pori.
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Joni Nyman is Finnish.
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