Charles Winslow

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Charles Winslow
medal table
Charles Winslow, 1912
Charles Winslow, 1912

Tennis player

South Africa 1910South African Union South African Union
Olympic Summer Games
gold 1912 Stockholm Single (lawn)
gold 1912 Stockholm Double (lawn)
bronze 1920 Antwerp Single (lawn)

Charles Lyndhurst Winslow (born August 1, 1888 in Queenstown , † September 15, 1963 in Johannesburg ) was a South African tennis player .

Career

Winslow participated in tennis tournaments from 1907 to 1925. In 1909 he won the Transvaal Championships , and in 1910 the Natal Championships. In 1912 he took part in tournaments in Europe, including the Queen's Club Championships . At the hard court world championships in Paris he reached the final this year in doubles alongside Harold Kitson . His greatest success was victory in singles and doubles at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm .

In 1914 he won the South African Championships in Johannesburg.

In his only appearance at the Wimbledon Championships in 1920 , he reached the second round. At the Olympic Games in Antwerp in 1920 he was able to win the bronze medal again in individual.

title

singles

No. year competition Final opponent Bottom line
1. 1909 Transvaal Championships South Africa 1912South African Union Harold Kitson 6: 4, 6: 4, 6: 4
2. 1910 Natal Championships South Africa 1912South African Union John Richardson 3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 1, 7: 5
3. 1912 Olympic games South Africa 1912South African Union Harold Kitson 7: 5, 4: 6, 10: 8, 8: 6
4th 1914 South African Championships South Africa 1912South African Union George Henry Dodd 4: 6, 7: 9, 6: 2, 6: 3, 6: 3

Double

No. year competition partner Final opponent Bottom line
3. 1912 Olympic games South Africa 1912South African Union Harold Kitson Austria CisleithanienCisleithania Felix Pipes Arthur Zborzil
Austria CisleithanienCisleithania  		4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 2, 6: 2

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SURNAME Winslow, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Winslow, Charles Lyndhurst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH August 1, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Queenstown , South Africa
DATE OF DEATH September 15, 1963
Place of death Johannesburg , South Africa