Charles Winslow

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]

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

Charles Winslow
Winslow in 1912
Full nameCharles Lyndhurst Winslow
Country (sports) RSA
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
1912 Stockholm Singles
1912 Stockholm Doubles
1920 Antwerp Singles

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]

Winslow had a home at 157 Beacon Street in Boston that was sold to the family of Henry Weston Farnsworth in 1910.[4]


Sources
  • Overson, C. "... and never got another one", The Cricket Statistician, No. 144, Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians, Nottingham, UK.

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


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