David Carstens
South African boxer
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David Daniel Carstens (September 1914, in Strand – 6 August 1955)[1] was a South African boxer who competed in the Olympic games in 1932. He won the gold medal in the light heavyweight competition in Los Angeles, beating Gino Rossi of Italy in the final match.[2]
1932 Olympic record
Below is the record of David Carstens who competed for South Africa as a light heavyweight boxer at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics:
- Quarterfinal: defeated Hans Berger (Germany) on points
- Semifinal: defeated Peter Jorgensen (Denmark) on points
- Final: defeated Gino Rossi (Italy) on points (won gold medal)
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1920–1936: 160–175 lb (72.6–79.4 kg) · 1948: 73–80 kg · 1952–2012: 75–81 kg · 2016–: 76-81 kg
- 1920:
Eddie Eagan (USA) - 1924:
Harry Mitchell (GBR) - 1928:
Víctor Avendaño (ARG) - 1932:
David Carstens (RSA) - 1936:
Roger Michelot (FRA) - 1948: George Hunter (RSA)
- 1952: Norvel Lee (USA)
- 1956: Jim Boyd (USA)
- 1960:
Cassius Clay (USA) - 1964:
Cosimo Pinto (ITA) - 1968:
Danas Pozniakas (URS) - 1972:
Mate Parlov (YUG) - 1976: Leon Spinks (USA)
- 1980: Slobodan Kačar (YUG)
- 1984: Anton Josipović (YUG)
- 1988: Andrew Maynard (USA)
- 1992:
Torsten May (GER) - 1996:
Vassiliy Jirov (KAZ) - 2000:
Aleksandr Lebziak (RUS) - 2004: Andre Ward (USA)
- 2008:
Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) - 2012: Egor Mekhontsev (RUS)
- 2016:
Julio César La Cruz (CUB) - 2020: Arlen López (CUB)
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