Olle Tandberg
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Olle Tandberg was the Swedish heavyweight boxing champion
, Sweden
on October 10, 1918. During his career he totaled 30 fights, winning 23 (11 by KO
or "knock-out"), losing 6 (1 by KO
), and drawing 1. He fought in the 1936, Berlin Olympics where he defeated American
boxer
Art Oliver
. He lost in the second round of fighting however, to Ferenc Nagy
of Hungary
. He died in Stockholm
, on December 12, 1996.
Biography
He was born in StockholmStockholm
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, Sweden
Sweden
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on October 10, 1918. During his career he totaled 30 fights, winning 23 (11 by KO
Ko
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or "knock-out"), losing 6 (1 by KO
Ko
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), and drawing 1. He fought in the 1936, Berlin Olympics where he defeated American
United States
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boxer
Boxing
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Art Oliver
Art Oliver
Arthur Oliver was an American boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Mississippi and died at the crossing in Robertsdale, southeast of Hammond, Indiana when the truck he was riding in collided with a passenger train.In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the...
. He lost in the second round of fighting however, to Ferenc Nagy
Ferenc Nagy
Ferenc Nagy was a Hungarian politician of the Smallholders Party. He was a Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary from 29 November 1945 to 5 February 1946 and a member of the High National Council from 7 December 1945 to 2 February 1946.Later he served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 4...
of Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. He died in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, on December 12, 1996.