Gunnar Berggren
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| Born | 26 January 1908 , Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 September 1983 (aged 75) Enskede, Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hammarby IF | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gunnar Alf Erik Berggren (26 January 1908 – 2 September 1983) was a Swedish boxer who won bronze medals in the lightweight division at the 1927 European Championships and 1928 Summer Olympics. After the Olympics he turned professional and had a record of 13 wins, 9 losses and 10 draws, before retiring in 1936. He competed for Hammarby IF throughout his whole career.[1][2][3]
1928 Olympic results[]
Below is the record of Gunnar Berggren, a Swedish lightweight boxer who competed at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics:
- Round of 32: defeated Pierre Godart (Belgium) on points
- Round of 16: defeated Robert Smith (South Africa) on points
- Quarterfinal: defeated Jorge Diaz (Chile) on points
- Semifinal: lost to Stephen Halaiko (United States) on points
- Bronze Medal Bout: defeated Hans Jacob Nielsen (Denmark) on points (was awarded bronze medal)
References[]
- ^ Gunnar Berggren. sports-reference.com
- ^ Gunnar Berggren. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "Hall Of Fame" (in Swedish). Hammarby Boxning. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1908 births
- 1983 deaths
- Lightweight boxers
- Olympic boxers of Sweden
- Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Swedish male boxers
- Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics