Olav Nielsen (April 5, 1902 – April 25, 1944) was a Norwegian amateur boxer 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 and died in Oslo, and represented the sports club SK av 1909. He tied for ninth in the flyweight division in the boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was eliminated in the second round of the flyweight class after losing his fight to Baddie Lebanon.

1928 Olympic results

Below is the record of Olav Nielsen, a Norwegian flyweight boxer who competed at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics: * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: lost to Baddie Lebanon (South Africa) by decision

References

1902 births 1944 deaths Boxers from Oslo Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Norway Norwegian male boxers 20th-century Norwegian people

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