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Gustaf Nyman

Gustaf Nyman

Finnish sport shooter

Gustaf Richard Nyman (12 October 1874 – 14 May 1952) was a Finnish sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 and the 1912 Summer Olympics, and won a world championship bronze.

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Nyman won bronze in 300 metre free rifle 40 shots standing event at the 1914 ISSF World Shooting Championships.[3]

His given names have also appeared as Gustav Richard and Kustaa Rikard. He often used the initials G. R. as his first name.[4]

He received his journeyman papers as a plater in 1894.[5]

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  1. [1]
    Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
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    Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
  3. [3]
    Schreiber, Wolfgang; Dalla Dea, Marco (eds.). "Portrait of the athlete". Munich: International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  4. [4]
    Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 230. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
  5. [5]
    "Handtvärks- och fabriksföreningens". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). 2 November 1894. p. 3. ISSN 0356-0724. Retrieved 28 November 2022 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
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