Charles Lyndhurst Winslow (1 August 1888 – 15 September 1963) was a three-time Olympic tennis medalist from South Africa.[1] 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.[2]
 Winslow in 1912 | |||||||||||||||
| Full name | Charles Lyndhurst Winslow | ||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) | South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (1920) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | 2R (1910) | ||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| WHCC | QF (1912, 1920) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| WHCC | F (1912) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Winslow's father Lyndhurst Winslow played first-class cricket for Sussex County Cricket Club, scoring a century on debut against Gloucestershire County Cricket Club,[3] while Winslow's son Paul played Test cricket for South Africa.[4]
Winslow had a home at 157 Beacon Street in Boston that was sold to the family of Henry Weston Farnsworth in 1910.[5] He died on 15 September 1963 in Johannesburg, South Africa at the age of 75.
Sources edit
- Overson, C. "... and never got another one", The Cricket Statistician, No. 144, Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians, Nottingham, UK.
References edit
- ^ "Charles Winslow". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Charles Winslow Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ Overson, p. 9.
- ^ Overson, p. 10.
- ^ "157 Beacon". Back Bay Houses. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
External links edit
- Charles Winslow at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Charles Winslow at the International Tennis Federation
- Charles Winslow at Wimbledon
- Charles Winslow at Olympedia
- Charles Winslow at Olympics.com
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