 Nyberg in 1956 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 February 1925 Göteborg, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 17 August 2000 (aged 75) Göteborg, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | 5000 m – marathon | |||||||||||
| Club | Örgryte IS, Göteborg | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 5000 m – 14:23.2 (1946) 10000 m – 29:33.4 (1955) Marathon – 2:25:08 (1957) | |||||||||||
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John Evert Nyberg (28 February 1925 – 17 August 2000) was a Swedish long-distance runner who won a bronze medal in the 5000 m event at the 1946 European Championships.
Nyberg was born on 28 February 1925 in Göteborg, Västra Götaland.
He competed in the 5000 m at the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the marathon at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics with the best result of eighth place in 1956. He won the Košice Peace Marathon in 1955.
Nyberg won national titles in the 5000 m (1946 and 1956), 10000 m (1955), 25000 m (1955–57 and 1960), 30000 m (1961 and 1962), marathon (1955, 1957, 1962 and 1963) and cross country (1950, 1955 and 1957).
References
- ^ "Stora Grabbar". www.storagrabbar.se. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Olympedia – Evert Nyberg". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
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