William Cuthbertson

William Cuthbertson
Personal information
Born(1902-06-21)21 June 1902
Dunfermline, Scotland
Died24 November 1963(1963-11-24) (aged 61)
Dunfermline, Scotland
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Flyweight

William Cuthbertson (21 July 1902 in Dunfermline – 24 November 1963) was a British flyweight boxer who competed in the 1920s. He won the bronze medal in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics losing against Danish boxer Anders Petersen in the semi-finals.[1]

Boxing career

Cuthbertson won the 1921 Amateur Boxing Association British flyweight title, when boxing out of the United Scottish BC.[2][3]

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

  1. ^ "William Cuthbertson". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Amateur boxing". Western Morning News. 12 March 1921 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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