David Daniel Carstens (September 1914, in Strand – 6 August 1955)"Buhlalu, Carstens and Catteral"
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who competed in the

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in 1932. He won the gold medal in the light heavyweight competition in

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, beating Gino Rossi of

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in the final match.databaseOlympics Profile

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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1914 births 1955 deaths People from Strand, Western Cape Light-heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of South Africa Olympic gold medalists for South Africa Olympic medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics South African male boxers White South African people Sportspeople from the Western Cape {{SouthAfrica-boxing-bio-stub