Gunnar Richard Bernhard Bärlund (9 January 1911 – 2 August 1982) was a Finnish heavyweight boxer who won the European amateur title in 1934. He competed in the

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, but lost in the first round to the eventual winner Santiago Lovell. In 1934 Bärlund turned professional and in 1936 moved to the United States, where he fought until retiring from boxing in 1948. He eventually became an American citizen, and died in

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in 1982. In 1991, his statue was erected in Helsinki. His niece Tutu Sohlberg is a retired Olympic equestrian.

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1911 births 1982 deaths Sportspeople from Helsinki People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers of Finland Boxers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Finnish emigrants to the United States Finnish male boxers {{Finland-boxing-bio-stub