Gunnar Alf Erik Berggren (26 January 1908 – 2 September 1983) was a
Swedish
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who won bronze medals in the lightweight division at the 1927 European Championships and
1928 Summer Olympics
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. After the Olympics he turned professional and had a record of 13 wins, 9 losses and 10 draws, before retiring in 1936. He competed for
Hammarby IF
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throughout his whole career.
1928 Olympic results
Below is the record of Gunnar Berggren, a Swedish lightweight boxer who competed at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics:
* Round of 32: defeated Pierre Godart (Belgium) on points
* Round of 16: defeated Robert Smith (South Africa) on points
* Quarterfinal: defeated Jorge Diaz (Chile) on points
* Semifinal: lost to Stephen Halaiko (United States) on points
* Bronze Medal Bout: defeated Hans Jacob Nielsen (Denmark) on points (was awarded bronze medal)
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1908 births
1983 deaths
Lightweight boxers
Olympic boxers of Sweden
Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
Olympic medalists in boxing
Swedish male boxers
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
20th-century Swedish people