Olav Nilsen (boxer)
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Olav Nilsen was a Norwegian
amateur boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
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He was born and died in Oslo, and represented the sports club SK av 1909
. He finished ninth in the flyweight division in the boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
amateur boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
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He was born and died in Oslo, and represented the sports club SK av 1909
SK av 1909
Sportsklubben av 1909, often shortened as Sp-09 or Sportsklubben, is a Norwegian sports club from Oslo, founded in 1909. It has sections for amateur boxing and amateur wrestling, and has had several Olympians on its books.-History:...
. He finished ninth in the flyweight division in the boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Medals were awarded in 8 weight classes. The competitions were held from August 7, 1928 to August 12, 1928.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...
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