Charles Catterall
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Charles Catterall was a South Africa
n boxer
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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In 1936 he won the silver medal in the featherweight class after losing the final against Oscar Casanovas
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At the 1934 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the featherweight class after wining the final against J.D. Jones.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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In 1936 he won the silver medal in the featherweight class after losing the final against Oscar Casanovas
Oscar Casanovas
Oscar Casanovas was an Argentine boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:In 1936 he won the gold medal in the featherweight class after winning the final against Charles Catterall.-Olympic results:...
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At the 1934 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the featherweight class after wining the final against J.D. Jones.