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Gunnar Nilsson

"Silver Gunnar"

Heavyweight

Male

(Nils Gunnar Lorentz Nilsson)
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


1948
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
London, England, Olympic Games silver medal, +79,400 kg
+ Aug. 9	Mohamed Jamshid Abadi (IRI)	London, England	WDQ 2
+ Aug. 11	Adam Faul (CAN)	London, England	WPTS
+ Aug. 12	Hans Mueller (SUI)	London, England	WKO 2
- Aug. 13	Rafael Iglesias (ARG)	London, England	LDQ 2

Professional record


1949
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Nov. 11	Lloyd Barnett	Gothenburg, Sweden	TKO by 3

1950
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 24	Don Mogard	Gothenburg, Sweden	W 6
- Mar. 10	Reg Andrews	Stockholm, Sweden	L 6
= Sept. 22	Rene Hauenstein	Gothenburg, Sweden	Draw 6
+ Nov. 19	Julien Lorthioir	Orebro, Sweden	W 6
+ Dec. 29	Arne Sundin	Gothenburg, Sweden	W 6

1951
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Nov. 9	Louis Simoniello	Gothenburg, Sweden	TKO 2


1952 Inactive

1953
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= Mar. 6	Bernardo Pacini	Gothenburg, Sweden	Draw 6
+ Dec. 3	Erik Jensen	Gothenburg, Sweden	WDQ 2

1954
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Nov. 5	Jempy Bentz	Gothenburg, Sweden	TKO 6

1955
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 6	Ken Rowlands	Gothenburg, Sweden	WDQ 2
+ Feb. 13	Christian Lunaud	Stockholm, Sweden	TKO 2
= Mar. 4	Artenio Calzavara	Gothenburg, Sweden	Draw 6
- Apr. 3	Artenio Calzavara	Stockholm, Sweden	L 8
+ Aug. 28	Simon Ayankin	Gothenburg, Sweden	W 6

1956
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 24	Michel Dinot	Gothenburg, Sweden	W 8
- Apr. 15	Ilde Warusfel	Stockholm, Sweden	TKO by 3
+ Dec. 28	Francois Kania	Gothenburg, Sweden	KO 5

Summary

Total bouts: 18, Won: 11 (4 inside the limit), Lost: 4 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 3, NC: 0, ND: 0