Åke Aleksej Karlsson (16 August 1911,

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 t ...

– 12 February 1958) was a Finnish

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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 international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

. He was born and died in

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 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 ...

1936 Olympic results

Below is the record of Åke 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

(Argentina) on points

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1911 births 1958 deaths Sportspeople from Turku Featherweight boxers Olympic boxers for Finland Boxers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Finnish male boxers 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-boxing-bio-stub