Harold Kitson

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Kitson (1912)
Kitson (1912)

tennis

South Africa 1910South African Union South African Union
Olympic Summer Games
gold 1912 Stockholm Tennis (doubles)
silver 1912 Stockholm Tennis (singles)

Harold Austin "Harry" Kitson (born June 17, 1874 in Richmond , † November 30, 1951 in Umkomaas ) was a South African tennis player .

Kitson took part in the Olympic Games in London in 1908, but in which he could not achieve any success in both singles and doubles. Four years later he competed again in Stockholm and won the silver medal in an individual competition at the age of 37. Together with Charles Winslow , he was also able to win the gold medal in doubles. In the individual final he had lost to his doubles partner.

Kitson was the winner of the South Africa Championship in tennis in 1905, 1908, 1911 and 1913 and was in the finals in 1909 and 1910, where he lost once each to Reginald Doherty and Anthony Wilding .

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SURNAME Kitson, Harold
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kitson, Harold Austin (full name); Kitson, Harry (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH June 17, 1874
PLACE OF BIRTH Richmond , South Africa
DATE OF DEATH November 30, 1951
Place of death Umkomaas , South Africa