Ingvald Johan Bjerke (March 13, 1907 – January 1, 1990) was a
Norwegian
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to:
*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
*Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
*Demographics of Norway
*The Norwegian language, including the ...
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
* Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
*Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
Boxer or boxers may also refer to:
Animal kingdom
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who competed in the
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...
.
He was born in
Ullensaker
Ullensaker is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus in Viken (county), Viken Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality i ...
and died in
Hundorp
Hundorp is the administrative centre of Sør-Fron Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Gudbrandsdal valley along the north shore of the Gudbrandsdalslågen river, about west of the village of Ringebu. The Europ ...
, but represented the club
Oslo AK Oslo Atletklub is a Norwegian sports club from Oslo. It now only has a section for weightlifting.
The club was founded as ''Kristiania Atletklub'' on 4 October 1916.
Their best athlete was Otto von Porat who became an Olympic gold medalist in amat ...
. In 1928 he was eliminated in the first round of the
bantamweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist
John Daley.
References
1907 births
1990 deaths
Bantamweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Norway
Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Norwegian male boxers
20th-century Norwegian people
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