Tory Nyhaug
Tory Nyhaug (born 17 April 1992) is a Canadian racing cyclist who represents Canada in BMX. He represented Canada at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event.[1] He won a silver medal at the World Championships in 2014 and a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.[2]
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 1992 New Westminster | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cycling | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | BMX | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Starts | 23 | |||||||
| Championships | 0 | |||||||
| Wins | 0 | |||||||
| Podiums | 7 | |||||||
| Best finish | 3rd in 2017 | |||||||
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In 2016 he was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team. In Rio, Nyhaug made the Olympic final and finished 5th.[3]
Nyhaug was born in Canada to a Finnish mother and a Canadian father. Tory announced his retirement from professional cycling on 19 November 2019, due to long term damages sustained from racing injuries.
References
- "Men's BMX Racing". 2012 Summer Olympics. London2012.com. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- COC profile
- Tozer, Jamie (29 June 2016). "Returning Olympians highlight Canada's cycling team". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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