Håkan Nyblom

Danish Greco-Roman wrestler

Håkans mother is Helena Susanne Konster. Born in Vasa Finland 30.12.1964

Håkan Nyblom

Nyblom (behind) at the 2004 Olympics

Personal information

Full name

Håkan Erik Nyblom

Nationality

Denmark

Born

(1981-11-26) 26 November 1981 (age 42)
Vaasa, Finland^[1]

Height

1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)

Weight

55 kg (121 lb)

Sport

Wrestling

Event

Greco-Roman

Club

Herning Brydeklub (DEN)^[1]

Coached by

Jarek Pzyara (since 2005)^[2]
Szymon Kogut (national)^[3]

Medal record

Representing Denmark

World Championships
	2009 Herning	55 kg

Håkan Erik Nyblom (born 26 November 1981) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler. He and his twin brother Anders were born in Vaasa, Finland, and they moved to Ølgod, Denmark, when they were young.^[4]^[5] They competed throughout their careers for Denmark in the 55 kg featherweight division - Håkan qualified for the 2004 and 2012 Olympics, where he placed eighth and fifth, respectively, while Anders finished 11th in 2008.^[1] In 2009 Håkan won a bronze medal at the world championships, after losing to Hamid Sourian in the semifinal.^[2]

At the 2004 Olympics Håkan placed second in the preliminary pool. At the 2012 Olympics, he lost to Sourian in the semifinal, and then to Péter Módos in the bronze medal bout.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Håkan Nyblom". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b Nyblom, Hakan (DEN). iat.uni-leipzig.de
^ "Håkan Erik Nyblom". London 2012. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "ØIF - 100 år og bolden triller videre" (PDF). Ølgod IF (in Danish). 2015. p. 13. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
^ Hänninen, Hannu (30 September 2005). "Haapamäki mestariluokkaa laihdutuksessa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). [[]]. Retrieved 29 January 2024. Tanskan Anders Nyblom. Hän on toinen kahdesta painijaveljestä, joiden isä muutti Vaasasta Tanskaan poikien ollessa kymmenen ikävuoden molemmin puolin.