Erling Nilsen (December 30, 1910 – April 23, 1984) was a Norway, Norwegian Boxing, boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Amateur career

In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the heavyweight class after winning the third place fight against Ferenc Nagy (boxer), Ferenc Nagy. 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, Switzerland *W KO 2 Ernest Toussaint, Luxembourg *L 3 Guillermo Lovell, Argentina *W WO Ferenc Nagy (boxer), Ferenc Nagy, Hungary

Other Highlights

Nilsen won the Bronze Medal in the European Championships, Milan, Italy 1937: *W 3 Pilat, Poland *L 3 Olle Tandberg, 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 H. P. Floyd.Official Fight Program He represented the club BK Pugilist.

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1910 births 1984 deaths Heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers for Norway Boxers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in boxing Norwegian male boxers Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-boxing-bio-stub