Bjarne Lingås
Norwegian boxer (1933-2011)
- Born
- 7 January 1933, Kristiansand Municipality
- Died
- 19 November 2011
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- boxer
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 Gloves tournament in the United States, and won his two matches. For that he received Morgenbladets Gullmedalje (The Morgenbladets Gold Medal).
In 1951 he defeated the Swedes' Ingemar Johansson. In 1952 Lingås represented Norway in the Light Heavyweight division at the Helsinki Olympic Games, losing to Brazilian Lucio Grotone in the second round.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer Olympics | 1952 |
Awards and honours
- Aftenposten Gold Medal 1954
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1788491 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.