Arthur Oliver (March 25, 1911 – June 1, 1944) was an American

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who competed in the

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. In 2016, the 1936 Olympic journey of the eighteen Black American athletes, including Oliver, was documented in the film '' Olympic Pride, American Prejudice''. He was born in

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and died at the crossing in Robertsdale, southeast of

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when the truck he was riding in collided with a passenger train. In August 1935, while still an amateur he served as sparring partner for

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. In 1936 he represented Chicago at the

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, which he won. In the same year Oliver attended the Olympics, where he was eliminated in the second round of the heavyweight class after losing his fight to

Olle Tandberg Olof Peder "Olle" Tandberg (10 October 1918 – 26 December 1996) was a Swedish heavyweight boxer. He was the European amateur boxing champion between 1937 and 1939. Biography Tandberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden on 10 October 1918. He represe ...

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* 1911 births 1944 deaths Boxers from Mississippi Heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers for the United States Boxers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Road incident deaths in Indiana Railway accident deaths in the United States American male boxers 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-boxing-bio-stub