Asbjørn Berg-Hansen


Asbjørn Berg-Hansen was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Personal

Berg-Hansen was born and worked in Oslo as an electrician.

Amateur career

Norway's most successful flyweight boxer, winning eight national championships between 1936 and 1950 - seven in the flyweight class, and one in bantamweight.
He was a member of the first official boxing contest between England and Norway on December 8, 1935 in the Oslo Colosseum; his opponent was Alfred Russell, which he would meet again a year later in the Olympics.

Olympic results

In 1936 he competed in the flyweight class and lost in the round of 16.
Norwegian Boxing Federation's gold watch, NBF's merit medal, NBF's honour badge, The King's Trophy for flyweight boxing and The King's Trophy for bantam boxing.