Harry Austin Kitson (Born 17 June 1874 Berkshire, England; Died 30 November 1951 (Umkomaas, South Africa); was a male tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 player from South Africa

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...

. At the 1912 Stockholm Olympics he won two medals; one gold medal in the men's doubles event (partnering on Charles Lindhurst Winslow

Charles Winslow

Charles Lyndhurst Winslow was a three time Olympic tennis medalist from South Africa. He won two golden medals: men's singles and doubles at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. Eight years, in Antwerp, later he won a bronze medal in the men's singles event.-External links:*...

) and one silver medal in the men's singles tournament where he lost to his doubles partner.

Kitson won the South African Championship in 1905, 1908, 1911 and 1913 and reached the final in 1909 and 1910 against respectively Reginald Doherty

Reginald Doherty

Reginald "Reggie" or "R.F." Frank Doherty was a British male tennis player, and the older brother of Laurie Doherty...

 and Anthony Wilding.

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