Marcus Nyman
Appearance
Marcus Victor Jan Nyman (born 14 August 1990) is a Swedish retired judoka.[2] He competed in the men's −90 kg judo event. In his olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics he was eliminated after losing his first match. In the 2016 Summer Olympics he won three of five matches and finished fifth.[3] At the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2024 Summer Olympics, Nyman was eliminated in the second round.[4] Nyman won the gold medal at the 2010 European Judo Championships and the bronze medal at the 2011 and 2016 Championships. He also finished third at the World Championships in 2021 and 2023.[2]
After the 2024 Summer Olympics, Nyman ended his judo career and resumed his occupation as an elevator mechanic.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Markus Knaup (21 February 2021). "Marcus Nyman". European Judo Union. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Marcus Nyman". JudoInside. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marcus Nyman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ "NYMAN Marcus". Paris 2024 Olympics. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ Melke, Gabriel (31 July 2024). "Judokan Nyman avslutar karriären efter förlusten i OS-åttondelsfinalen" [Judoka Nyman ends career after Olympic Round of 16 loss]. Sveriges Television (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Marcus Nyman at the International Judo Federation
- Marcus Nyman at JudoInside.com
- Marcus Nyman at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Marcus Nyman at Olympics.com
- Marcus Nyman at Olympedia
- Marcus Nyman at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Marcus Nyman at The-Sports.org
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Swedish male judoka
- Olympic judoka for Sweden
- Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- European Games competitors for Sweden
- Judoka at the 2015 European Games
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen
- European judo biography stubs
- Swedish martial arts biography stubs