Erling Nilsen (December 30, 1910 – April 23, 1984) was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics ( German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad ( German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi- ...

Amateur career

In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the heavyweight class after winning the third place fight against

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. Nilsen also won 7 National Titles in Norway and had 15 victories on the National Team.

Olympic Results

Nilsen represented Norway in the 1936 Olympics, Berlin. Won the Bronze Medal. *W Dq

Walter Marti Walter Marti (born April 1, 1910) is a Swiss boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the heavyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Erling Nilsen Erling ...

, Switzerland *W KO 2 Ernest Toussaint, Luxembourg *L 3 Guillermo Lovell, Argentina *W WO

, Hungary

Other Highlights

Nilsen won the Bronze Medal in the European Championships, Milan, Italy 1937: *W 3 Pilat, Poland *L 3

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 repre ...

, Sweden He was a member of the first official boxing contest between England and Norway on December 8, 1935 in the Oslo Colosseum; his opponent was

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.Official Fight Program He represented the club BK Pugilist.

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