Roy Askevold (1 July 1935 – 30 March 2005) was a Norwegian

amateur boxer An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, self-taught, user-generated, DIY, and hobbyist. History ...

who competed in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

. He was born and died in

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

, and represented the sports club SK av 1909. He finished seventeenth in the light-middleweight division in the

boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics Italy dominated boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics, winning three gold medals and seven medals overall. Two of the gold medalists would later become Hall of Fame world champions in professional boxing: American Cassius Clay (later known as Muha ...

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1935 births 2005 deaths Boxers from Oslo Light-middleweight boxers Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Norway Norwegian male boxers 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-boxing-bio-stub