Charles Catterall
{{short description|South African boxer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use South African English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
|birth_date=16 October 1914
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|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's Boxing}}
{{MedalCountry | {{flag|South Africa|1928}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver| 1936 Berlin | Featherweight}}
{{MedalCompetition|British Empire Games}}
{{MedalGold| 1934 London | Featherweight}}
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Charles Catterall (16 October 1914 – 1 November 1966) 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 of Argentina.
At the 1934 British Empire Games, he won the gold medal in the featherweight class after winning the final against J.D. Jones of Wales.
1936 Olympic results
Below is the record of Charles Catterall, a South African featherweight boxer who competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympics:
- Round of 32: defeated Hans Wiltschek (Austria) on points
- Round of 16: defeated Jan Nicolaas (Netherlands) on points
- Quarterfinal: defeated Theodore Kara (United States) on points
- Semifinal: defeated Josef Miner (Germany) on points
- Final: lost to Oscar Casanovas (Argentina) on points (was awarded silver medal)
References
- {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/charles-catterall-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418002236/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/charles-catterall-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Charles Catterall}}
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Category:Olympic boxers for South Africa
Category:Boxers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists for South Africa
Category:Boxers at the 1934 British Empire Games
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa
Category:Olympic medalists in boxing
Category:South African male boxers
Category:Place of birth missing
Category:Place of death missing
Category:Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games
Category:20th-century South African sportsmen
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in boxing
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