Hjalmar Nygaard

Norwegian boxer (1900–1937)

Born

12 June 1900

Died

7 January 1937

Citizenship

Norway

Sport

boxing

Discipline

bantamweight

Occupation

boxer

Hjalmar Nygaard (12 June 1900 – died 29 October 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.

Competitions

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q5873149 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.