Bjarne Lingås, Norwegian Olympic boxer, died he was 78.

Bjarne Lingås was a Norwegian boxer died he was 78.. 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 USA, and won his two matches. For that he received Morgenbladets Gullmedalje (The Morgenbladets Gold Medal).

(7 January 1933 – 19 November 2011^[1]) 

In 1952 Lingås represented Norway in the Light Heavyweight division at the Helsinki Olympic Games, losing to Brazilian Lucio Grotone in the second round.^[2]


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