Gunnar Nilsson

Name: Gunnar Nilsson
Alias: Silver-Gunnar
Hometown: Sweden
Birthplace: Malmo, Sweden
Died: 2005-05-13 (Age:82)
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Gunnar Nilsson ("Silver Nilsson") was the Swedish National Champion in 1948. (Partial amateur record [1].) He won the Heavyweight Silver Medal for Sweden at the 1948 Olympics in London.

Olympic Games Results

1948 (as a heavyweight)

• Defeated Mohamed Djamshidabadi (Iran) DQ 2
• Defeated Adam Faul (Canada) PTS
• Defeated Hans Mueller (Switzerland) KO 2
• Lost to Rafael Iglesias (Argentina) DQ 2