Louis Raymond, an Olympic tennis singles gold medalist is born

Louis Bosman Raymond was born in Pretoria on 1 January 1895.[i] Raymond won a gold medal in the men’s singles at the Olympic Games in 1920, hosted in Antwerp, Belgium.[ii] Raymond overpowered Japan’s Ichiya Kumagai in the men’s final[iii] despite not being the South African champion at the time.[iv] Raymond claimed the title after his Olympic victory by beating Brian Norton, and retained the title six times.[v] He reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 1924, and quarterfinals of the French Open in 1927.[vi] Raymond played in ten ties for the South African Davis Cup team between 1919 and 1931.[vii] He also has a record 10 wins and 11 loses.[viii] Raymond passed away on 30 January 1962 in Johannesburg.[ix] End Notes [i]Louis Raymond, https://www.olympic.org/louis-raymond (11 March 2017). ↵ [ii]S.Lerman: Little hope for SA tennis at Olympics, http://www.sport24.co.za/Tennis/Little-hope-for-SA-tennis-at-Olympics-20150817 (17 August 2015). ↵ [iii]David van Lill, Van Lill’s South African Sports Trivia (Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2005), p. 199. ↵ [iv]David van Lill, Van Lill’s South African Sports Trivia (Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2005), p. 199. ↵ [v]David van Lill, Van Lill’s South African Sports Trivia (Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2005), p. 199. ↵ [vi]Louis Raymond (tennis), https://alchetron.com/Louis-Raymond-(tennis)-1303547-W  (11 March 2017). ↵ [vii]Louis Raymond (tennis), https://alchetron.com/Louis-Raymond-(tennis)-1303547-W (11 March 2017). ↵ [viii]Louis Raymond (tennis), https://alchetron.com/Louis-Raymond-(tennis)-1303547-W (11 March 2017). ↵ [ix]Louis Raymond, https://www.olympic.org/louis-raymond (11 March 2017). ↵