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Olle Tandberg
Olle TandbergPersonal information Full name Olof Peder Tandberg Nickname(s) "Olle" Nationality Sweden Born October 10, 1918
Stockholm, Stockholm MunicipalityDied December 12, 1996 (aged 78)
Nacka, Nacka MunicipalityHeight 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Weight 79 kilograms (170 lb) Sport Sport Boxing Rated at Heavyweight Club Djurgårdens IF, Stockholm Olle Tandberg (October 10, 1918 – December 12, 1996) was the Swedish heavyweight boxing champion
Biography
He was born in Stockholm, 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.[1] He died in Stockholm, on December 12, 1996.
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Categories:- 1918 births
- 1996 deaths
- Swedish boxers
- Heavyweight boxers
- Olympic boxers of Sweden
- Boxers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Swedish sportspeople stubs
- European boxing biography stubs
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