Rolf Jacobsen (boxer)
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Rolf Jacobsen was a Norwegian
boxer
who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Kristiania
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In 1920 he was eliminated in the second round of the middleweight class
after losing his fight to Samuel Lagonia
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Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
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He was born in Kristiania
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
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In 1920 he was eliminated in the second round of the middleweight class
Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's middleweight
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after losing his fight to Samuel Lagonia
Samuel Lagonia
Samuel Joseph Lagonia was an American boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Westchester, New York and died in Flushing, New York....
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