Tennis At The 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's Outdoor Singles

	Tennis At The 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's Outdoor Singles The (outdoor) men's singles competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics was part of the Tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics, tennis program for the games. There were 49 competitors from 12 nations. Nations were limited to 8 players each.Official Report, p. 65. The event was won by Charles Winslow in an all-South African final over Harold Kitson; they were the nation's first medals in the men's singles. Oscar Kreuzer of Germany won the bronze-medal match against Bohemian Ladislav Žemla. Background This was the fifth appearance of the men's singles tennis. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics where tennis has been on the program: from 1896 to 1924 and then from 1988 to the current program. Demonstration events were held in 1968 and 1984. 1912 was the second and last time an indoor version was held concurrently. The 1908 Official Report's recommendation to schedule Olympic tennis not so close to Wimbledon was not acted upon; indeed, the scheduling issue was worse in 1912. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Östermalms IP Östermalms IP is a sports venue, sports ground located in the Östermalm district of Stockholm, Sweden. Completed in 1906, the facility played host to several sports during the 1912 Summer Olympics. These sports included Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics, equestrian, Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics, fencing (including the part for the Modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics, modern pentathlon), and Tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics, tennis. It also hosted the exhibition for Baseball at the 1912 Summer Olympics, baseball at those same games. Current tenants are the bandy department of Djurgårdens IF Bandy, Djurgårdens IF, the youth program of the said club's Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, football department and several lower league teams. The athletic grounds also hosts a speed skating rink during winter. The ice hockey rink was completed for the 1926–1927 season. References1912 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 218–20. - accessed 8 July 2010. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jaroslav Just Jaroslav Just (; 6 February 1883 – 5 August 1928) was a Czech tennis player. He competed for Bohemia at the 1912 Summer Olympics and for Czechoslovakia at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van .... He was the president of the Czechoslovak Tennis Association between 1919 and 1928. References External links * 1883 births 1928 deaths Czechoslovak male tennis players Olympic tennis players for Bohemia Olympic tennis players for Czechoslovakia Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Tennis players from Prague {{CzechRepublic-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jiří Kodl Jiří Kodl (3 April 1889 – 29 October 1955) was a Czech tennis player. He competed for Bohemia in the men's outdoor singles event at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was the flag bearer A standard-bearer, also known as a flag-bearer is a person (soldier or civilian) who bears an emblem known as a standard or military colours, i.e. either a type of flag or an inflexible but mobile image, which is used (and often honoured) as a f ... for Bohemia at the 1912 Games.Bohemia . Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 13 May 2013. References 1889 births 1955 deaths [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ove Frederiksen Ove Frederiksen (22 August 1884 – 24 May 1966) was a Danish tennis player. He competed in two events at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be .... References External links * 1884 births 1966 deaths Danish male tennis players Olympic tennis players for Denmark Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics People from Køge Municipality Sportspeople from Region Zealand {{Denmark-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jenő Zsigmondy Jenő Zsigmondy (4 July 1888 – 30 July 1930), also known as Jenő von Zsigmondy (; hu, Zsigmondy Jenő, french: link=no, Eugène de Zsigmondy, 4 July 1889 – 30 July 1930) was a Hungarian tennis player who was one of Hungary's top players in the early 20th century. The Hungarian Tennis Championships, national champion in 1907, 1910 and 1911, he competed for Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. He was a member of Budapesti Lawn Tennis Club. Early life and family Jenő Zsigmondy was born in 1889, son of lawyer and Aulic Councillor Jenő Zsigmondy sr. a member of the famous Zsigmondy family and Matild Bartolovics. He had a sister Viola and a brother Dezső. His Cousin#First cousins once removed, first cousin twice removed was dentist Adolf Zsigmondy inventor of the Palmer notation, Zsigmondy cross. His Cousin#First cousins once removed, first cousin once removed, Adolf's son was Richard Adolf Zsigmondy a recipient of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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