David Carstens (boxer)

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David Carstens (* 1. January 1913 as David Krynauw Enslin Carstens in South Africa ; † August 1955 ) was a South African boxer in light heavyweight .

At the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1932 , Carstens defeated the German Hans Berger in the quarter-finals and the Dane Peter Joergensen in the semifinals, each on points and thus stood in the final. There he met the Italian Gino Rossi , whom he also defeated on points, with which he sensationally won the gold medal.

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SURNAME Carstens, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carstens, David Krynauw Enslin (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African light heavyweight boxer
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH South Africa
DATE OF DEATH August 1955