Full name Olof Peder Tandberg Name Olle Tandberg Weight 79 kg Nickname(s) "Olle" Role Boxer Martial art Boxing | Nationality Sweden Died December 12, 1996, Nacka Rated at Heavyweight Sport Boxing Height 1.9 m | |
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Born October 10, 1918 ( 1918-10-10 ) Stockholm, Stockholm Municipality Club Djurgardens IF Boxningsforening, 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. 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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