Oscar Casanovas
Appearance
![]() Casanovas on the cover of El Gráfico. | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Avellaneda, Argentina[1] | May 15, 1914||||||||||||||
Died | May 1987 (aged 72–73)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Oscar Casanovas (May 15, 1914 – 1987) was an Argentine boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Amateur career
[edit]In 1936 he won the gold medal in the featherweight class after winning the final against Charles Catterall.
Olympic results
[edit]- Round of 32: bye
- Round of 16: Defeated Åke Karlsson (Finland) points
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Aleksander Polus (Poland) points
- Semifinal: Defeated Dezső Frigyes (Hungary) points
- Final: Defeated Charles Catterall (South Africa) points (won gold medal)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Olympedia – Óscar Casanovas". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Oscar Casanovas from BoxRec (registration required)
- Oscar Casanovas at databaseOlympics.com