Evert Nyberg

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.^[2]

Evert Nyberg

Nyberg in 1956
Personal information
Born	28 February 1925 Gothenburg, Sweden
Died	17 August 2000 (aged 75) Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	5000 m – marathon
Club	Örgryte IS
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	5000 m – 14:23.2 (1946) 10000 m – 29:33.4 (1955) Marathon – 2:25:08 (1957)[1]
Medal record Representing  Sweden European Championships 1946 Oslo 5000 m

Nyberg was born on 28 February 1925 in Gothenburg.^[2]

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.^[2] He won the Košice Peace Marathon in 1955.^[1]

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).^[1]