South Africa at the Olympics

South Africa at the Olympic Games
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Olympic history
Summer Games
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012
Winter Games
1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010

South Africa first participated at the Olympic Games in 1904, and sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games until 1960. After the passage of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1761 in 1962 in response to South Africa's policy of apartheid, the nation was barred from the Games. (This did not, however, apply to the Paralympics. South Africa made its Paralympic Games début in 1964, and continued to compete until 1976, included, after which the Dutch Parliament declared its participation in the 1980 Summer Games would be undesirable. From then on, South Africa was absent from the Paralympics until 1992. See: South Africa at the Paralympics.^[1][2])

After the negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa commenced in 1990, the nation re-joined the Olympic movement. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee was created in 1991, and South Africa returned to the Games at the 1992 Summer Olympics (and the 1992 Summer Paralympics). South Africa also participated in the Winter Olympic Games in 1960, and since 1994.

South African athletes have won a total of 70 medals, with athletics, boxing, and swimming as the top medal-producing sports.

Contents 1 Medalists 1.1 Summer Games 2 Medal tables 2.1 Medals by Summer Games 2.2 Medals by sport 3 See also 4 References

Medalists

Summer Games

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Stevens, LawrenceLawrence Stevens	1932 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's lightweight
1 Gold	Carstens, DavidDavid Carstens	1932 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's light-heavyweight
3 Bronze	Clark, MarjorieMarjorie Clark	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics	Women's 80m hurdles
3 Bronze	Peirce, ErnestErnest Peirce	1932 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's middleweight
3 Bronze	Maakal, JennyJenny Maakal	1932 Los Angeles	Swimming	Women's 400m freestyle
2 Silver	Catterall, CharlesCharles Catterall	1936 Berlin	Boxing	Men's featherweight
1 Gold	Dreyer, GeraldGerald Dreyer	1948 London	Boxing	Men's lightweight
1 Gold	Hunter, GeorgeGeorge Hunter	1948 London	Boxing	Men's light-heavyweight
2 Silver	Shepherd, DennisDennis Shepherd	1948 London	Boxing	Men's featherweight
3 Bronze	Arthur, JohnJohn Arthur	1948 London	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
1 Gold	Brand, EstherEsther Brand	1952 Helsinki	Athletics	Women's high jump
1 Gold	Harrison, JoanJoan Harrison	1952 Helsinki	Swimming	Women's 100m backstroke
2 Silver	Robb-Hasenjäger, DaphneDaphne Robb-Hasenjäger	1952 Helsinki	Athletics	Women's 100m
2 Silver	Van Schalkwyk, TheunisTheunis Van Schalkwyk	1952 Helsinki	Boxing	Men's light-middleweight
2 Silver	Robinson, RaymondRaymond Robinson Thomas Shardelow	1952 Helsinki	Cycling (Track)	Men's 2000m tandem
2 Silver	Estman, GeorgeGeorge Estman Robert Fowler Thomas Shardelow Alfred Swift	1952 Helsinki	Cycling (Track)	Men's team pursuit (4000m)
3 Bronze	Toweel, WilliamWilliam Toweel	1952 Helsinki	Boxing	Men's flyweight
3 Bronze	Leisching, LeonardLeonard Leisching	1952 Helsinki	Boxing	Men's featherweight
3 Bronze	Nieman, AndriesAndries Nieman	1952 Helsinki	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
3 Bronze	Robinson, RaymondRaymond Robinson	1952 Helsinki	Cycling (Track)	Men's 1 km time trial
3 Bronze	Bekker, DanielDaniel Bekker	1956 Melbourne/Stockholm	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
3 Bronze	Loubscher, HenryHenry Loubscher	1956 Melbourne/Stockholm	Boxing	Men's light-welterweight
3 Bronze	Swift, AlfredAlfred Swift	1956 Melbourne/Stockholm	Cycling (Track)	Men's 1 km time trial
3 Bronze	Abernethy, MoiraMoira Abernethy Jeanette Myburgh Natalie Myburgh Susan Elizabeth Roberts	1956 Melbourne/Stockholm	Swimming	Women's 4x100m freestyle relay
2 Silver	Bekker, DanielDaniel Bekker	1960 Rome	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
3 Bronze	Spence, Malcolm CliveMalcolm Clive Spence	1960 Rome	Athletics	Men's 400m
3 Bronze	Meyers, WilliamWilliam Meyers	1960 Rome	Boxing	Men's featherweight
2 Silver	Meyer, ElanaElana Meyer	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Women's 10,000m
2 Silver	Ferreira, WayneWayne Ferreira Piet Norval	1992 Barcelona	Tennis	Men's doubles
1 Gold	Thugwane, JosiaJosia Thugwane	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's marathon
1 Gold	Heyns, PenelopePenelope Heyns	1996 Atlanta	Swimming	Women's 100m breaststroke
1 Gold	Heyns, PenelopePenelope Heyns	1996 Atlanta	Swimming	Women's 200m breaststroke
2 Silver	Sepeng, HezekielHezekiel Sepeng	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 800m
3 Bronze	Kriel, MarianneMarianne Kriel	1996 Atlanta	Swimming	Women's 100m backstroke
2 Silver	Cloete, HestrieHestrie Cloete	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's high jump
2 Silver	Parkin, TerenceTerence Parkin	2000 Sydney	Swimming	Men's 200m breaststroke
3 Bronze	Herbert, LlewellynLlewellyn Herbert	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 400m hurdles
3 Bronze	Kruger, FrantzFrantz Kruger	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's discus throw
3 Bronze	Heyns, PenelopePenelope Heyns	2000 Sydney	Swimming	Women's 100m breaststroke
1 Gold	Ferns, LyndonLyndon Ferns Ryk Neethling Roland Mark Schoeman Darian Townsend	2004 Athens	Swimming	Men's 4x100m freestyle relay
2 Silver	Mulaudzi, MbulaeniMbulaeni Mulaudzi	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 800m
2 Silver	Cloete, HestrieHestrie Cloete	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's high jump
2 Silver	Schoeman, Roland MarkRoland Mark Schoeman	2004 Athens	Swimming	Men's 100m freestyle
3 Bronze	Cech, DonovanDonovan Cech Ramon di Clemente	2004 Athens	Rowing	Men's coxless pair
3 Bronze	Schoeman, Roland MarkRoland Mark Schoeman	2004 Athens	Swimming	Men's 50m freestyle
2 Silver	Mokoena, KhotsoKhotso Mokoena	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's long jump

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1904 St. Louis	0	0	0	0
1908 London	1	1	0	2
1912 Stockholm	4	2	0	6
1920 Antwerp	3	4	3	10
1924 Paris	1	1	1	3
1928 Amsterdam	1	0	2	3
1932 Los Angeles	2	0	3	5
1936 Berlin	0	1	0	1
1948 London	2	1	1	4
1952 Helsinki	2	4	4	10
1956 Melbourne	0	0	4	4
1960 Rome	0	1	2	3
1964 Tokyo	did not participate
1968 Mexico City	did not participate
1972 Munich	did not participate
1976 Montreal	did not participate
1980 Moscow	did not participate
1984 Los Angeles	did not participate
1988 Seoul	did not participate
1992 Barcelona	0	2	0	2
1996 Atlanta	3	1	1	5
2000 Sydney	0	2	3	5
2004 Athens	1	3	2	6
2008 Beijing	0	1	0	1
Total	20	24	26	70

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	6	11	6	23
Boxing	6	4	9	19
Swimming	4	2	6	12
Tennis	3	2	1	6
Cycling	1	4	3	8
Shooting	0	1	0	1
Rowing	0	0	1	1
Total	20	24	26	70

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for South Africa
• South Africa at the Paralympics

References

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2007-12-08. 
• "South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/south-africa. Retrieved 2011-06-13. 

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