South Africa at the Olympics
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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 76 medals, with athletics, boxing, and swimming as the top medal-producing sports. The most recent medal won was a silver by Caster Semenya on the 11 August 2012 at the 2012 London Olympics.
Medalists
Summer Games
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Walker, ReggieReggie Walker |  1908 London |  Athletics | Men's 100 metres |
 Silver | Hefferon, CharlesCharles Hefferon | 1908 London | Athletics | Men's Marathon |
| Gold | McArthur, KenKen McArthur |  1912 Stockholm | Athletics | Men's Marathon |
| Gold | Lewis, RudolphRudolph Lewis | 1912 Stockholm | _pictogram.svg.png){kind=small} Cycling | Men's Individual Time Trial |
| Gold | Kitson, HaroldHarold Kitson Winslow, CharlesCharles Winslow | 1912 Stockholm |  Tennis | Men's Doubles Outdoor |
| Gold | Winslow, CharlesCharles Winslow | 1912 Stockholm | Tennis | Men's Singles Outdoor |
| Silver | Gitsham, ChristianChristian Gitsham | 1912 Stockholm | Athletics | Men's Marathon |
| Silver | Kitson, HaroldHarold Kitson | 1912 Stockholm | Tennis | Men's Singles Outdoor |
| Gold | Rudd, BevilBevil Rudd | .svg.png){kind=small} 1920 Antwerp | Athletics | Men's 400 Metres |
| Gold | Walker, ClarenceClarence Walker | 1920 Antwerp |  Boxing | Men's Bantamweight |
| Gold | Raymond, LouisLouis Raymond | 1920 Antwerp | Tennis | Men's Singles |
| Silver | Dafel, HenryHenry Dafel Oosterlak, JackJack Oosterlak Oldfield, ClarenceClarence Oldfield Rudd, BevilBevil Rudd | 1920 Antwerp | Athletics | Men's 400 Metres Relay |
| Silver | Kaltenbrum, HenryHenry Kaltenbrum | 1920 Antwerp | Cycling | Men's Individual Time Trial |
| Silver | Smith, WilliamWilliam Smith Walker, JamesJames Walker | 1920 Antwerp | Cycling | Men's Tandem |
| Silver | Smith, DavidDavid Smith Bodley, RobertRobert Bodley Buchanan, FerdinandFerdinand Buchanan Morgan, FrederickFrederick Morgan | 1920 Antwerp |  Shooting | Men's Team 600 Metres Military Rifle |
 Bronze | Rudd, BevilBevil Rudd | 1920 Antwerp | Athletics | Men's 800m |
| Bronze | Walker, JamesJames Walker Smith, WilliamWilliam Smith Kaltenbrum, HenryHenry Kaltenbrum Goosen, HarryHarry Goosen | 1920 Antwerp | Cycling | Team Pursuit |
| Bronze | Winslow, CharlesCharles Winslow | 1920 Antwerp | Tennis | Men's Singles |
| Gold | Smith, WilliamWilliam Smith |  1924 Paris | Boxing | Men's Bantamweight |
| Silver | Atkinson, SydneySydney Atkinson | 1924 Paris | Athletics | Men's 110m Hurdles |
| Bronze | McMaster, CecilCecil McMaster | 1924 Paris | Athletics | Men's 10 Kilometer Walk |
| Gold | Atkinson, SydneySydney Atkinson |  1928 Amsterdam | Athletics | Men's 110m Hurdles |
| Bronze | Isaacs, HarryHarry Isaacs | 1928 Amsterdam | Boxing | Men's Bantamweight |
| Bronze | Rennie, RhodaRhoda Rennie van der Goes, FredericaFrederica van der Goes Bedford, MaryMary Bedford Russell, KathleenKathleen Russell | 1928 Amsterdam | Swimming | Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay |
| Gold | Stevens, LawrenceLawrence Stevens |  1932 Los Angeles | Boxing | Men's lightweight |
| Gold | Carstens, DavidDavid Carstens | 1932 Los Angeles | Boxing | Men's light-heavyweight |
| Bronze | Clark, MarjorieMarjorie Clark | 1932 Los Angeles | Athletics | Women's 80m hurdles |
| Bronze | Peirce, ErnestErnest Peirce | 1932 Los Angeles | Boxing | Men's middleweight |
| Bronze | Maakal, JennyJenny Maakal | 1932 Los Angeles |  Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle |
| Silver | Catterall, CharlesCharles Catterall | .svg.png){kind=small} 1936 Berlin | Boxing | Men's featherweight |
| Gold | Dreyer, GeraldGerald Dreyer | 1948 London | Boxing | Men's lightweight |
| Gold | Hunter, GeorgeGeorge Hunter | 1948 London | Boxing | Men's light-heavyweight |
| Silver | Shepherd, DennisDennis Shepherd | 1948 London | Boxing | Men's featherweight |
| Bronze | Arthur, JohnJohn Arthur | 1948 London | Boxing | Men's heavyweight |
| Gold | Brand, EstherEsther Brand |  1952 Helsinki | Athletics | Women's high jump |
| Gold | Harrison, JoanJoan Harrison | 1952 Helsinki | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke |
| Silver | Robb-Hasenjäger, DaphneDaphne Robb-Hasenjäger | 1952 Helsinki | Athletics | Women's 100m |
| Silver | Van Schalkwyk, TheunisTheunis Van Schalkwyk | 1952 Helsinki | Boxing | Men's light-middleweight |
| Silver | Robinson, RaymondRaymond Robinson Thomas Shardelow | 1952 Helsinki | Cycling (Track) | Men's 2000m tandem |
| Silver | Estman, GeorgeGeorge Estman Robert Fowler Thomas Shardelow Alfred Swift | 1952 Helsinki | Cycling (Track) | Men's team pursuit (4000m) |
| Bronze | Toweel, WilliamWilliam Toweel | 1952 Helsinki | Boxing | Men's flyweight |
| Bronze | Leisching, LeonardLeonard Leisching | 1952 Helsinki | Boxing | Men's featherweight |
| Bronze | Nieman, AndriesAndries Nieman | 1952 Helsinki | Boxing | Men's heavyweight |
| Bronze | Robinson, RaymondRaymond Robinson | 1952 Helsinki | Cycling (Track) | Men's 1 km time trial |
| Bronze | Bekker, DanielDaniel Bekker | 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm | Boxing | Men's heavyweight |
| Bronze | Loubscher, HenryHenry Loubscher | 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm | Boxing | Men's light-welterweight |
| Bronze | Swift, AlfredAlfred Swift | 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm | Cycling (Track) | Men's 1 km time trial |
| Bronze | Abernethy, MoiraMoira Abernethy Jeanette Myburgh Natalie Myburgh Susan Elizabeth Roberts | 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm | Swimming | Women's 4x100m freestyle relay |
| Silver | Bekker, DanielDaniel Bekker |  1960 Rome | Boxing | Men's heavyweight |
| Bronze | Spence, Malcolm CliveMalcolm Clive Spence | 1960 Rome | Athletics | Men's 400m |
| Bronze | Meyers, WilliamWilliam Meyers | 1960 Rome | Boxing | Men's featherweight |
| Silver | Meyer, ElanaElana Meyer |  1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Women's 10,000m |
| Silver | Ferreira, WayneWayne Ferreira Piet Norval | 1992 Barcelona | Tennis | Men's doubles |
| Gold | Thugwane, JosiaJosia Thugwane | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's marathon |
| Gold | Heyns, PenelopePenelope Heyns | 1996 Atlanta | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke |
| Gold | Heyns, PenelopePenelope Heyns | 1996 Atlanta | Swimming | Women's 200m breaststroke |
| Silver | Sepeng, HezekielHezekiel Sepeng | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's 800m |
| Bronze | Kriel, MarianneMarianne Kriel | 1996 Atlanta | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke |
| Silver | Cloete, HestrieHestrie Cloete |  2000 Sydney | Athletics | Women's high jump |
| Silver | Parkin, TerenceTerence Parkin | 2000 Sydney | Swimming | Men's 200m breaststroke |
| Bronze | Herbert, LlewellynLlewellyn Herbert | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Men's 400m hurdles |
| Bronze | Kruger, FrantzFrantz Kruger | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Men's discus throw |
| Bronze | Heyns, PenelopePenelope Heyns | 2000 Sydney | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke |
| Gold | Ferns, LyndonLyndon Ferns Ryk Neethling Roland Mark Schoeman Darian Townsend |  2004 Athens | Swimming | Men's 4x100m freestyle relay |
| Silver | Mulaudzi, MbulaeniMbulaeni Mulaudzi | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Men's 800m |
| Silver | Cloete, HestrieHestrie Cloete | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Women's high jump |
| Silver | Schoeman, Roland MarkRoland Mark Schoeman | 2004 Athens | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle |
| Bronze | Cech, DonovanDonovan Cech Ramon di Clemente | 2004 Athens | Rowing | Men's coxless pair |
| Bronze | Schoeman, Roland MarkRoland Mark Schoeman | 2004 Athens | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle |
| Silver | Mokoena, KhotsoKhotso Mokoena |  2008 Beijing | Athletics | Men's long jump |
| Gold | van der Burgh, CameronCameron van der Burgh | 2012 London | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke |
| Gold | le Clos, ChadChad le Clos | 2012 London | Swimming | Men's 200m butterfly |
| Gold | Ndlovu, SizweSizwe Ndlovu Brittain, MatthewMatthew Brittain Smith, JohnJohn Smith Thompson, JamesJames Thompson | 2012 London |  Rowing | Men's Lightweight Four |
| Silver | le Clos, ChadChad le Clos | 2012 London | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly |
| Silver | Semenya, CasterCaster Semenya | 2012 London | Athletics | Women's 800m |
| Bronze | Hartley, BridgitteBridgitte Hartley | 2012 London | _pictogram.svg.png){kind=small} Canoeing | Women's K-1 500m |
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 |
| 2012 London | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Total | 23 | 26 | 27 | 76 |
Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| Athletics | 6 | 12 | 6 | 24 |
| Boxing | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| Tennis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Cycling | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Rowing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 23 | 26 | 27 | 76 |
See also
- Category:Olympic competitors for South Africa
- South Africa at the Paralympics
References
- ↑ "'The Netherlands against Apartheid' - 1970s", International Institute of Social History
- ↑ South Africa at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- "South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-06-13.