Robert Nieman

Robert Nieman (born October 21, 1947) is an American modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1976 and 1988 Summer Olympics.[1] Although Nieman had qualified for the 1980 Olympic team he did not compete due to the Olympic Committee's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. He was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal instead.[2]

Robert Nieman
Personal information
Born (1947-10-21) October 21, 1947
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sport
SportModern pentathlon

References
  1. "Robert Nieman Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  2. Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.


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