Leif Hansen (Norwegian boxer)

Leif Håkon "Baggis" Hansen (8 February 1928 – 6 November 2004) was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

He was born and died in Oslo, and represented the sports club SK av 1909. He finished seventeenth in the light-welterweight division in the boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] He took five Norwegian national titles (in both lightweight, light-welterweight and welterweight) between 1951 and 1955.[2]

Hansen later had a career in professional boxing between 1956 and 1964. He entered ten matches, and won five.[2]

1952 Olympic results

Below is the record of Leif Hansen, a Norwegian light welterweight boxer who competed at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics:

  • Round of 32: lost to Charles Adkins (United States) referee stopped contest in first round
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References
  1. "Leif Hansen". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  2. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Leif "Baggis" Hansen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 July 2010.


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