South Africa at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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South Africa at the Olympic Games
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At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam
Competitors
Medals Rank: 23	Gold 1	Silver 0	Bronze 2	Total 3
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South Africa competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Gold 1.2 Bronze 2 Results by event 2.1 Boxing 3 References

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

• Sydney Atkinson — Athletics, Men's 110m hurdles

[edit] Bronze

• Harry Isaacs — Boxing, Bantamweight
• Rhoda Rennie, Frederica van der Goes, Marie Redford and Kathleen Russell — Swimming, Women's 4x100m freestyle relay

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)

• Baddie Lebanon

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Olav Nielsen (NOR), points
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Ben Bril (HOL), points
• Semifinals — Lost to Armand Appel (FRA), points
• Third Place Match — Lost to Carlo Covagnioli (ITA), points

[edit] References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

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