William Cuthbertson (21 July 1902 in

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– 24 November 1963) was a British

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who competed in the 1920s. He won the bronze medal in

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losing against

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boxer Anders Petersen in the semi-finals.

Boxing career

Cuthbertson won the 1921

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British flyweight title, when boxing out of the United Scottish BC.

1920 Olympic result

* Round of 16: defeated Einer Jensen (Denmark) * Quarterfinal: defeated Ted Zegwaard (Netherlands) * Semifinal: lost to Anders Pedersen (Denmark) * Bronze-Medal Bout: defeated Charles Albert (France); was awarded bronze medal

References

External links

William Cuthbertson's profile at databaseOlympics
1902 births 1963 deaths Sportspeople from Dunfermline Flyweight boxers Olympic boxers of Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Boxers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Olympic medalists in boxing Scottish male boxers Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Scottish Olympic medallists {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub