Charles Winslow

For the American physician and diplomat, see Charles F. Winslow.

Charles Winslow
Winslow in 1912
Full nameCharles Lyndhurst Winslow
Country (sports)South Africa
Born(1888-08-01)1 August 1888
Leamington, England
Died15 September 1963(1963-09-15) (aged 75)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Turned pro1907 (amateur tour)
Retired1925
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record1–1
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon2R (1920)
US Open2R (1910)
Other tournaments
WHCCQF (1912, 1920)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Other doubles tournaments
WHCCF (1912)
Medal record
Olympic Games – Tennis
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm Singles
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Singles

Charles Lyndhurst Winslow (1 August 1888 – 15 September 1963) was a three-time Olympic tennis medalist from South Africa.[1]

Career

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'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.

World Championships finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1912 World Hard Court Championships Clay South Africa Harold Kitson Germany Otto Froitzheim
Germany Oscar Kreuzer		 6–4, 2–6, 1–6, 3–6

Olympic finals

Singles (1 gold medal, 1 bronze medal)

Result Year Location Surface Opponent Score
Gold 1912 Summer Olympics, Stockholm Clay South Africa Harold Kitson 7–5, 4–6, 10–8, 8–6
Bronze 1920 Summer Olympics, Brussels Clay United Kingdom Noel Turnbull walkover[a]

Doubles (1 gold medal)

Result Year Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Gold 1912 Summer Olympics, Stockholm Clay South Africa Harold Kitson Austrian Empire Felix Pipes
Austrian Empire Arthur Zborzil		 4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2

Notes

  1. ^ Match for 3rd and 4th place

Sources

References

  1. ^ "Charles Winslow". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Charles Winslow Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  3. ^ Overson, p. 9.
  4. ^ Overson, p. 10.
  5. ^ "157 Beacon". Back Bay Houses. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2018.


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