SPORT & NOTE
Gunnar NILSSON

Male

"Silver Gunnar"
(Nils Gunnar Lorentz Nilsson)
Heavyweight, Sweden, Göteborg
Born: 23 March 1923, Grevie, Staffanstorp, , Sweden
Died: 13 May 2005, Västra Frölunda, Sweden

as an amateur:
1948 London, England, Olympic Games heavyweight silver medal


Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1948
London, England, Olympic Games silver medal, +79,400 kg
+ Aug. 9Mohamed Jamshid AbadiLondon, England WDQ 2
+ Aug. 11Adam FaulLondon, England WPTS
+ Aug. 12Hans MuellerLondon, England WKO 2
- Aug. 13Rafael IglesiasLondon, England LDQ 2

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1949
- Nov. 11Lloyd BarnettGothenburg, Sweden TKO by 3
1950
+ Feb. 24Don MogardGothenburg, Sweden W 6
- Mar. 10Reg AndrewsStockholm, Sweden L 6
= Sept. 22Rene HauensteinGothenburg, Sweden Draw 6
+ Nov. 19Julien LorthioirOrebro, Sweden W 6
+ Dec. 29Arne SundinGothenburg, Sweden W 6
1951
+ Nov. 9Louis SimonielloGothenburg, Sweden TKO 2
1952
Inactive
1953
+ Mar. 6Bernardo PaciniGothenburg, Sweden W 6
+ Dec. 3Erik JensenGothenburg, Sweden WDQ 2
1954
+ Nov. 5Jempy BentzGothenburg, Sweden TKO 6
1955
+ Jan. 6Ken RowlandsGothenburg, Sweden WDQ 2
+ Feb. 13Christian LunaudStockholm, Sweden TKO 2
= Mar. 4Artenio CalzavaraGothenburg, Sweden Draw 6
- Apr. 3Artenio CalzavaraStockholm, Sweden L 8
+ Aug. 28Simon AyankinGothenburg, Sweden W 6
1956
+ Feb. 24Michel DinotGothenburg, Sweden W 8
- Apr. 15Ilde WarusfelStockholm, Sweden TKO by 3
+ Dec. 28Francois KaniaGothenburg, Sweden KO 5

 

Summary

Total bouts: 18, Won: 12 (4 inside the limit), Lost: 4 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 2, NC: 0