David Carstens

{{Short description|South African boxer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Use South African English|date=August 2012}} {{MedalTop}} {{MedalSport | Men's Boxing}} {{MedalCountry| {{flag|South Africa|1928}} }} {{MedalGold| 1932 Los Angeles | Light heavyweight}} {{MedalBottom}} '''David Daniel Carstens''' (23 September 1913 – 6 August 1955)<ref name="Olympedia">{{Olympedia|7963}}</ref> was a South African boxer who competed in the Olympic Games in 1932. He won the gold medal in the light heavyweight competition in Los Angeles, beating Gino Rossi of Italy in the final match. He was born in Strand<ref name="databaseOlympics">[http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CARSTDAV01 databaseOlympics Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010183811/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CARSTDAV01 |date=10 October 2012 }}</ref>

==1932 Olympic record== * Quarterfinal: defeated Hans Berger (Germany) on points * Semifinal: defeated Peter Jorgensen (Denmark) on points * Final: defeated Gino Rossi (Italy) on points (won gold medal)

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carstens, David}} Category:1914 births Category:1955 deaths Category:People from Strand, Western Cape Category:Light-heavyweight boxers Category:Boxers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic boxers for South Africa Category:Olympic gold medalists for South Africa Category:Olympic medalists in boxing Category:Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Category:South African male boxers Category:White South African people Category:Sportspeople from the Western Cape Category:20th-century South African sportsmen