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Olle Tandberg

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Olle Tandberg
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Personal information
Full nameOlof Peder Tandberg
Nickname"Olle"
Nationality Sweden
Born(1918-10-10)October 10, 1918
Stockholm, Stockholm Municipality
DiedDecember 12, 1996(1996-12-12) (aged 78)
Nacka, Nacka Municipality
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classHeavyweight
ClubDjurgårdens IF, Stockholm

Olle Tandberg (October 10, 1918 – December 12, 1996) was a Swedish heavyweight boxer, and the European amateur boxing champion between 1937 and 1939.

Biography

Tandberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden on 10 October 1918. During his career he had 30 fights, winning 23 (11 by KO), losing 6 (1 by KO), and drawing 1. He fought in the 1936 Berlin Olympics where he defeated US boxer Art Oliver. He lost in the second round of competition to Hungarian Ferenc Nagy.[1] On the 14 of August 1949 he lost to Jersey Joe Walcott on TKO in the 5th round. He died in Stockholm on 12 December 1996.

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