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Ã…ke Karlsson
Ã…ke Aleksej Karlsson (16 August 1911, Turku – 12 February 1958) was a Finnish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Turku and was also known under the name ''Keiras''. In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the featherweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Oscar Casanovas. 1936 Olympic results Below is the record of Ã…ke Karlsson, a Finnish featherweight boxer who competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympics: * Round of 32: defeated Clarrie Gordon (New Zealand) on points * Round of 16: lost to Oscar Casanovas Oscar Casanovas (May 15, 1914 – 1987) was an Argentine boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an internationa ... (Argentina) on points External linksprofile 1911 births 1958 deaths Sportspeople from Turku Featherweight boxers Olympic boxers for Finland Boxer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Turku
Turku ( ; ; , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Aura River (Finland), River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately , while the Turku metropolitan area, metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland, and the third most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in the country after Helsinki metropolitan area, Helsinki and Tampere metropolitan area, Tampere. Turku is Finland's oldest city. It is not known when Turku was granted city status. Pope Pope Gregory IX, Gregory IX first mentioned the town of ''Aboa'' in his ''Bulla'' in 1229, and this year is now used as the founding year of the city. Turku was the most important city in the eastern part of the Sweden, Kingdom of Sweden (today's Finland). After the Finnish War, Finland became an Grand Duchy of Finla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
