Evald Seepere

{{Short description|Estonian boxer (1911–1990)}}

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| birth_place = Tammiku, Kreis Wierland, Governorate of Estonia,
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| death_place = Tallinn, Estonia

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Evald Seepere (born Seeberg; 4 May 1911 – 22 February 1990) was an Estonian amateur featherweight boxer. He competed in the 1934 European Championships and 1936 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in a second-round bout. Seepere studied in Moscow in 1942–43, and later for 43 years worked as a boxing coach in Estonia.

1936 Olympic results

  • Round of 32: defeated Nicolae Berechet (Romania) on points
  • Round of 16: lost to Theodore Kara (United States) on points

References

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418003305/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/evald-seeberg-1.html Evald Seepere]. sports-reference.com

[http://www.esbl.ee/biograafia/Evald_Seepere Seepere, Evald]. Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon

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Category:1911 births

Category:1990 deaths

Category:People from Väike-Maarja Parish

Category:Sportspeople from Lääne-Viru County

Category:People from Kreis Wierland

Category:Estonian male boxers

Category:Featherweight boxers

Category:Olympic boxers for Estonia

Category:Boxers at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Category:20th-century Estonian people

Category:Burials at Metsakalmistu

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