Otto Von Porat

Otto Von Porat

Otto Wessel von Porat (29 September 1903 – 14 October 1982) was a Norwegian heavyweight boxer. He won a gold medal in Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics, defeating Danish boxer Søren Petersen in the final.

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