Oscar Casanovas

Olympic medal record
Men's Boxing
Gold	1936 Berlin	featherweight

Oscar Casanovas (May 15, 1914 – 1987) was an Argentine boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Amateur career

In 1936 he won the gold medal in the featherweight class after winning the final against Charles Catterall.

Olympic results

1st round bye
Defeated Åke Karlsson (Finland) points
Defeated Aleksander Polus (Poland) points
Defeated Dezső Frigyes (Hungary) point
Defeated Charles Catterall (South Africa) points

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Olympic Boxing Champions in Men's Featherweight

1904: 115-125 lb (52.2-56.7 kg), 1908: 116-126 lb (52.6-57.2 kg), 1920-1928: 118-126 lb (53.5-57.2 kg), 1932+1936: 119-126 lb (54.0-57.2 kg), 1948: 54-58 kg 1952-2008: 54-57 kg

1904: Oliver Kirk (USA) • 1908: Richard Gunn (GBR) • 1920: Paul Fritsch (FRA) • 1924: Jackie Fields (USA) • 1928: Bep van Klaveren (NED) • 1932: Carmelo Robledo (ARG) • 1936: Oscar Casanovas (ARG) • 1948: Ernesto Formenti (ITA) • 1952: Ján Zachara (TCH) • 1956: Vladimir Safronov (URS) • 1960: Francesco Musso (ITA) • 1964: Stanislav Stepashkin (URS) • 1968: Antonio Roldán (MEX) • 1972: Boris Kuznetsov (URS) • 1976: Ángel Herrera (CUB) • 1980: Rudi Fink (GDR) • 1984: Meldrick Taylor (USA) • 1988: Giovanni Parisi (ITA) • 1992: Andreas Tews (GER) • 1996: Somluck Kamsing (THA) • 2000: Bekzat Sattarkhanov (KAZ) • 2004: Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS) • 2008: Vasyl Lomachenko (UKR)