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Olle Tandberg

Olle Tandberg
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Olle Tandberg
Personal information
Full name Olof Peder Tandberg
Nickname(s) "Olle"
Nationality  Sweden
Born (1918-10-10)October 10, 1918
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Died December 12, 1996(1996-12-12) (aged 78)
Nacka, Nacka Municipality
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Heavyweight
Club Djurgårdens IF, Stockholm

Olle Tandberg (October 10, 1918 – December 12, 1996) was a Swedish heavyweight boxer, and the European amateur boxing champion between 1937 and 1939.

Tandberg was born in , 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 on 12 December 1996.



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