Oscar Casanovas
Encyclopedia
Oscar Casanovas was an Argentine
boxer
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
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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Amateur career
In 1936 he won the gold medal in the featherweight class after winning the final against Charles CatterallCharles Catterall
Charles Catterall was a South African boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the silver medal in the featherweight class after losing the final against Oscar Casanovas....
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Olympic results
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Åke KarlssonÅke KarlssonÅke Aleksej Karlsson was a Finnish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Turku and was also know under the name Keiras....
(Finland) points - Defeated Aleksander PolusAleksander PolusAleksander Józef Polus was a Polish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Dortmund, German Empire and died in Poznań....
(Poland) points - Defeated Dezső FrigyesDezso FrigyesDezső Frigyes was a Hungarian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he finished fourth in the featherweight class after losing the bronze medal bout to Josef Miner...
(Hungary) point - Defeated Charles CatterallCharles CatterallCharles Catterall was a South African boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the silver medal in the featherweight class after losing the final against Oscar Casanovas....
(South Africa) points