Zone:BoxareBärlund
| BoxareBärlund | |
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 Picture taken by Munin | |
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| Information | |
| Difficulty |  |
| Location | Helsinki, Etelä-Suomi, Finland |
| Surface | Paving stone, Gravel |
| Created | 2023-02-10 07:33:43 |
| BoxareBärlund at Turfgame.com | |
BoxareBärlund is a turfzone in the municipality of Helsinki in the region of Etelä-Suomi (Southern Finland) in Finland. The zone is located in the province of Uusimaa.
Placement[edit]
This zone is placed by the Gunnar Bärlund statue in the Vallila distric, northeast of Helsinki city center.
Gunnar Bärlund[edit]
Gunnar Richard Bernhard Bärlund (9 January 1911 – 2 August 1982) was a Finnish heavyweight boxer who won the European amateur title in 1934. He competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics, but lost in the first round to the eventual winner Santiago Lovell.
In 1934 Bärlund turned professional and in 1936 moved to the United States, where he fought until retiring from boxing in 1948. He eventually became an American citizen, and died in Palm Beach, Florida in 1982.
In 1991, his statue was erected in Helsinki.
Nearby zones[edit]
- OdlaIVallgård (to the north)
- ArcadaZone (to the northeast)
- Violaparken (to the east)
- BusinessKoulu (to the west)
- Bara1ÄrRätt (to the northwest)
