Jerry Hendrik Marius Nijman (born August 10, 1966 in

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) is a retired

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from

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, who was born in

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. He represented Netherlands at the

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, where he was eliminated in the second round of the

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division (+ 91 kg) by

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's Wilhelm Fischer.

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1968 births Living people Heavyweight boxers Super-heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for the Netherlands Surinamese emigrants to the Netherlands Martial artists from Paramaribo Dutch male boxers Surinamese male boxers 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-boxing-bio-stub