Gunnar Nilsson

Full name: Nils Gunnar Lorentz Nilsson
Nickname(s): Silver-Gunnar
Gender: Male
Born: March 3, 1923 in Grevie, Staffanstorp, Skåne, Sweden
Died: May 12, 2005 in Västra Frölunda, Göteborg, Västra Götaland, Sweden
Affiliations: Redbergslids Boxningsklubb, Göteborg (SWE)
Country: Sweden
Sport: Boxing

Medals: 1 Silver (1 Total)

Results

Games	Age	City	Sport	Event	Team	NOC	Rank	Medal
1948 Summer	25	London	Boxing	Men's Heavyweight	Sweden	SWE	2	Silver

Men's Heavyweight

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Unit	Rank	Date	Result	MR	R
1948 Summer	25	London	Boxing	Sweden	SWE	Final Round	Match 1/2	2	1948-08-13	Iglesias (ARG) , Nilsson (SWE)
1948 Summer	25	London	Boxing	Sweden	SWE	Semi-Finals	Match #1	1	1948-08-12	Nilsson (SWE) , Müller (SUI)	decision
1948 Summer	25	London	Boxing	Sweden	SWE	Quarter-Finals	Match #1	1	1948-08-11	Nilsson (SWE) , Faul (CAN)	decision
1948 Summer	25	London	Boxing	Sweden	SWE	Round Two	Match #2	1	1948-08-09	Nilsson (SWE) , Abadi (IRI)	disqualified	2
1948 Summer	25	London	Boxing	Sweden	SWE	Round One	Match #3	1	1948-08-09	Nilsson (SWE)	bye

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