Arto Harald Nilsson (19 March 1948, Helsinki – 11 July 2019) was a boxer from Finland.

He competed for Finland in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the light welterweight event where he finished in third place.

Arto Nilsson

1968 Olympic results

Below is the record of Arto Nilsson, a Finnish light welterweight boxer who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics:

Arto Nilsson

Round of 64: bye

Round of 32: defeated John Olulu (Kenya) by decision, 5-0

Round of 16: defeated Gert Puzicha (West Germany) by decision, 3-2

Quarterfinal: defeated Petar Stoitchev (Bulgaria) referee stopped contest

Semifinal: lost to Jerzy Kulej (Poland) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded bronze medal)

Arto Nilsson

References

Sports-reference

1948 births

2019 deaths

Light-welterweight boxers

Sportspeople from Helsinki

Olympic boxers for Finland

Olympic bronze medalists for Finland

Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Olympic medalists in boxing

Finnish male boxers

Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics