Arto Harald Nilsson (19 March 1948,

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– 11 July 2019) was a

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from

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. He competed for Finland in the

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held in

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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)

References

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