Born: 22-Sep-1932
Birthplace: Gothenburg, Sweden
Died: 30-Jan-2009
Location of death: Onsala, Sweden
Cause of death: Alzheimer's
Remains: Buried, Västra Kyrkogården, Gothenburg, Sweden

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Boxing

Nationality: Sweden
Executive summary: World Heavyweight Champion, 1959-60

Wife: Birgit Lundgren (m. 11-May-1962, one son)
Son: (b. 1963)
Wife: Edna Alsterlund (m. 1980)

    Olympic Silver Medal 1952 (heavyweight boxing)
    Hickok Belt 1959
    Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male) 1959
    Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 1959
    International Boxing Hall of Fame 2002
    World Heavyweight Champion (1959-60)
    Risk Factors: Alzheimer's

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    All the Young Men (26-Aug-1960) · Torgil

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