Olle_Tandberg

Olle Tandberg

Olle Tandberg

Swedish boxer

Olof Peder "Olle" Tandberg (10 October 1918 – 26 December 1996) was a Swedish heavyweight boxer.[1] He was the European amateur boxing champion between 1937 and 1939.

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Biography

Tandberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden on 10 October 1918. He represented Djurgårdens IF.[1] 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.[2] On 14 August 1949 he lost to Jersey Joe Walcott on TKO in the 5th round. He died in Stockholm on 26 December 1996.

References

  1. [1]
    "Olympedia – Olle Tandberg".
  2. [2]
    Olle Tandberg - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia
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