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Name
  
Asbjorn Berg-Hansen

Role
  
Boxer

Martial art
  
Boxing


Died
  
January 28, 1998, Oslo, Norway

Asbjørn Berg-Hansen (September 14, 1912 – January 28, 1998) was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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Personal

Berg-Hansen was born and worked in Oslo as an electrician.

Amateur career

Norway's most successful flyweight boxer, winning eight national championships between 1936 and 1950 (no championships were held during the war) - seven in the flyweigh class, and one in bantam.

He was a member of the first official boxing contest between England and Norway on December 8, 1935 in the Oslo Colosseum; his opponent was Alfred Russell, which he would meet again a year later in the Olympics.

Olympic results

In 1936 he competed in the flyweight class and lost in the round of 16.

  • Defeated Alfred Russell (UK) points
  • Lost to Louis Laurie (USA) points
  • Honors

    Norwegian Boxing Federation's gold watch, NBF's merit medal, NBF's honour badge, The King's Trophy for flyweight boxing and The King's Trophy for bantam boxing.

    References

    Asbjørn Berg-Hansen Wikipedia


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