Harald Laderstoff Nielsen (23 February 1902 – 14 March 1983) was a

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who won a gold medal at the

1925 European Amateur Boxing Championships The 1925 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Stockholm, Sweden, from 11 to 15 May. It was the first edition of the competition, organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 46 fighters from 12 count ...

in the

welterweight Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the ...

division. In 1924 Nielsen competed in the

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

. He was born and died in

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. In 1924 he was eliminated in the first round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to

Giuseppe Oldani Giuseppe Oldani (born 15 July 1904, date of death unknown) was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born in Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the ...

. In 1925 he claimed the welterweight title at the

by defeating Helge Ahlberg in the final.

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1902 births 1983 deaths Welterweight boxers Olympic boxers for Denmark Boxers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Danish male boxers Sportspeople from Copenhagen {{Denmark-boxing-bio-stub