Emil Olof Johansson (later ''Vallsäter'', 11 September 1907 – 10 December 1986) was a
Swedish
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boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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who competed in the
1928 Summer Olympics
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.
He was born and died in
Stockholm
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.
In 1928 he was eliminated in the first round of the
light heavyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist
Karel Miljon.
External links
sports-reference.com
1907 births
1986 deaths
Boxers from Stockholm
Light-heavyweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Sweden
Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Swedish male boxers
20th-century Swedish sportsmen
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