Gunnar Richard Bernhard Bärlund (9 January 1911 – 2 August 1982)[1] 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.

[2] In 1934, Bärlund turned professional and in 1936 moved to the United States, where he fought until retiring from boxing in 1948.

[3] He eventually became an American citizen, and died in Palm Beach, Florida in 1982.

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