Evald Seeberg
Encyclopedia
Evald Seeberg was an Estonia
n boxer
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Tammiku, Virumaa
and died in Tallinn
.
In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the featherweight class
after losing his fight to Theodore Kara
.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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He was born in Tammiku, Virumaa
Virumaa
Virumaa is a former independent county in Ancient Estonia. Now it is divided into Ida-Viru County or Eastern Vironia and Lääne-Viru County or Western Vironia...
and died in Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
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In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the featherweight class
Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's featherweight
The men's featherweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 126 pounds . The competition was held from Tuesday, August 11, 1936 to Saturday, August 15, 1936.Twenty-four boxers from 24...
after losing his fight to Theodore Kara
Theodore Kara
Theodore Ernst Kara is an American boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Cleveland, Ohio....
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