William Cuthbertson

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]

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
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Flyweight

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. Retrieved 10 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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