Charles Winslow
South African tennis player
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| Intro | South African tennis player | |
| Places | South Africa | |
| was | Athlete Tennis player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 1 August 1888, Queenstown, Lukhanji Local Municipality, Chris Hani District Municipality, Eastern Cape | |
| Death | 15 September 1963Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa (aged 75 years) |
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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.
Winslow's father Lyndhurst Winslow played first-class cricket for Sussex County Cricket Club, scoring a century on debut against Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, while Winslow's son Paul played Test cricket for South Africa.