Hjalmar Nygaard (boxer)

Hjalmar Nygaard (June 12, 1900 – died October 29, 1936 in Boston) was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he was eliminated in the first round of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to Henri Ricard. Nygaard moved to Boston in 1923, and worked as a bookbinder. He died after falling while painting a house.[1] [2]

References
  1. "Hjalmar Nygaard drept ved Ulykke". Nasjonalbiblioteket / Nordisk Tidende (in Norwegian). 3 December 1936. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hjalmar Nygaard Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2018.


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