Arto Harald Nilsson (19 March 1948, Helsinki – 11 July 2019) was a boxer from Finland. He competed for Finland in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

held in Mexico City, Mexico in the light welterweight event where he finished in third place.

1968 Olympic results

Below is the record of Arto Nilsson, a Finnish light welterweight boxer who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics: * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: defeated John Olulu (Kenya) by decision, 5-0 * Round of 16: defeated Gert Puzicha (West Germany) by decision, 3-2 * Quarterfinal: defeated Petar Stoitchev (Bulgaria) referee stopped contest * Semifinal: lost to Jerzy Kulej (Poland) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded bronze medal)

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