Bjarne Lingås

Norwegian boxer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroNorwegian boxer
A.K.A.Bjarne Lingaas
A.K.A.Bjarne Lingaas
PlacesNorway
wasAthlete Boxer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth7 January 1933
Death19 November 2011 (aged 78 years)
The details

Biography

Bjarne Lingås (7 January 1933 – 19 November 2011) was a Norwegian boxer. He became the Norwegian Champion six times in heavyweight and light heavyweight. He became the Nordic Champion in 1955. In 1954 he was on the Europe Team in the Golden Glove tournament in United States, and won his two matches. For that he received Morgenbladets Gullmedalje (The Morgenbladets Gold Medal).
In 1952 Lingås represented Norway in the Light Heavyweight division at the Helsinki Olympic Games, losing to Brazilian Lucio Grotone in the second round.

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