Olle Tandberg

Olof Peder "Olle" Tandberg (10 October 1918 – 26 December 1996) was a Swedish heavyweight boxer.^[1] He was the European amateur boxing champion between 1937 and 1939.

Olle Tandberg

Tandberg, circa 1947
Personal information
Full name	Olof Peder Tandberg
Nickname	"Olle"
Nationality	Sweden
Born	(1918-10-10)10 October 1918 Stockholm, Stockholm Municipality
Died	26 December 1996(1996-12-26) (aged 78) Nacka, Nacka Municipality
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Heavyweight
Club	Djurgårdens IF, Stockholm

Biography

Tandberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden on 10 October 1918. He represented Djurgårdens IF.^[1] During his career he had 30 fights, winning 23 (11 by KO), losing 6 (1 by KO), and drawing 1. He fought in the 1936 Berlin Olympics where he defeated US boxer Art Oliver. He lost in the second round of competition to Hungarian Ferenc Nagy.^[2] On 14 August 1949 he lost to Jersey Joe Walcott on TKO in the 5th round. He died in Stockholm on 26 December 1996.