Bruno Ahlberg boxer

Bruno Ahlberg boxer
bouts
25
won
11
lost
8
draw
6
Status
inactive
Division
welterweight
Debut
1937-04-24
Height
-
Reach
-
Age
54
Born
1911-04-23
Death
1966-02-09
Nationality
Finland

Bruno Valfrid Ahlberg (born 23 April 1911 – 9 February 1966) was a Finnish boxer who competed in the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he became the first Finnish boxer to win an Olympic medal, a bronze in the welterweight division. Four years later he lost his first bout in the middleweight competition.Alhberg first competed nationally in ski jumping and swimming. He then changed to boxing and won the national titles in 1932 and 1933, placing second in 1935 representing Kiffen. After the 1936 Olympics he turned professional and had series of matches in South Africa (1937), United States (1939) and Europe (1938 and 1940–41). He retired in 1941 with a record of 11 wins, 9 losses and 5 draws. In 2008 he was inducted into the Finnish Boxing Hall of Fame.Bruno Ahlberg competed as a welterweight boxer for Finland at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Here are his results from that tournament:

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1941-04-27 Henry Tiller WWW Trondheim LOST
KO
1941-03-23 Gustav Eder WWDWWW Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg LOST
Points
1941-02-27 Amedeo Deyana WWLLLW Roma DRAW
Points
1941-02-11 Carlo Orlandi WWDWWW Milan LOST
Points
1941-02-07 Roby Seidel WWWWWL Salle Communale de Plainpalais, Geneva LOST
1941-01-31 Hans Drescher WWDWDW Masshallen, Gothenburg LOST
Points
1940-12-01 Hans Holdt LWWLW K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen LOST
Points
1939-12-23 Larry Kellum WWLDLL Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn DRAW
Points
1939-11-25 Gene Molnar LLLWLL Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1939-10-13 Al Hagar DWWDLL Legion Stadium, Hollywood DRAW
Points
1939-09-01 Jimmy Garrison LWLWWW Legion Stadium, Hollywood LOST
Technical knockout
1939-08-11 Al Hagar WLDWWD Legion Stadium, Hollywood WIN
Points
1939-06-26 Glen Lee WWDWLL Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles LOST
Points
1939-05-23 Don Espensen WWDDLD Auditorium, Saint Paul WIN
Points
1939-01-30 Walter Klockhaus WLLWLL Krefeld WIN
KO
1939-01-20 Rudi Kretzschmar DLDLLL Planetarium, Düsseldorf WIN
Points
1938-12-30 Gunnar Andersson WWWWLD Lorensbergs Circus, Gothenburg WIN
Points
1938-10-07 Uno Alsterlind DLWDDD Lorensbergs Circus, Gothenburg WIN
Points
1938-09-23 Georg Sporer WDDWLL Sagebiel DRAW
Points
1938-03-17 Sten Suvio WWWWLW Helsinki DRAW
Points
1937-06-30 K. Meyer debut Johannesburg WIN
Points
1937-06-11 Jack Goosen LDLLLL Town Hall, Potchefstroom WIN
Points
1937-05-08 Teddy Braun WWWWDD City Hall, Johannesburg DRAW
Points
1937-05-01 Johnny de Villiers L City Hall, Durban WIN
Points
1937-04-24 Archie J L Smith WWWW City Hall, Johannesburg WIN
Points