Charles Winslow
For the American physician and diplomat, see Charles F. Winslow.
 Winslow in 1912 | |
| Full name | Charles Lyndhurst Winslow |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |
 RSA |
| Born |
1 August 1888 Leamington, England |
| Died |
15 September 1963 (aged 75) Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Turned pro | 1907 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1925 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1920) |
| US Open | 2R (1910) |
| Other tournaments | |
| WHCC | QF (1912, 1920) |
| Olympic Games |
 Bronze Medal (1920) |
| Doubles | |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| WHCC | F (1912) |
| Olympic Games |
 Gold Medal (1912) |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Tennis | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1912 Stockholm | Singles |
| | 1912 Stockholm | Doubles |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1920 Antwerp | Singles |
Charles Lyndhurst Winslow (1 August 1888 – 15 September 1963) was a three-time Olympic tennis medalist from South Africa. He won two Gold medals: Men's Singles and Doubles at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. Eight years later, in Antwerp, Winslow won a Bronze medal in the Men's Singles event.[1]
Winslow's father Lyndhurst Winslow played first-class cricket for Sussex County Cricket Club, scoring a century on debut against Gloucestershire County Cricket Club,[2] while Winslow's son Paul played Test cricket for South Africa.[3]
Sources
- Overson, C. "... and never got another one", The Cricket Statistician, No. 144, Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians, Nottingham, UK.
References
- ↑ "Charles Winslow Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- ↑ Overson, p. 9.
- ↑ Overson, p. 10.
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