Rudolf Andreassen
Encyclopedia
Rudolf Andreassen was a Norwegian
boxer
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the welterweight class
after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Gerhard Pedersen
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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 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the welterweight class
Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's welterweight
The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 147 pounds . The competition was held from Monday, August 10, 1936 to Saturday, August 15, 1936.Twenty-four boxers from 24...
after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Gerhard Pedersen
Gerhard Pedersen
Gerhard Sigvald Pedersen was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the welterweight class after winning the third place fight against Roger Tritz.-External links:...
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