South Africa at the Olympics

South Africa at the Olympic Games

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NOC South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
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Olympic history
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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.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
United States 1904 St. Louis 0 0 0 0
United Kingdom 1908 London 1 1 0 2
Sweden 1912 Stockholm 4 2 0 6
Belgium 1920 Antwerp 3 4 3 10
France 1924 Paris 1 1 1 3
Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam 1 0 2 3
United States 1932 Los Angeles 2 0 3 5
Germany 1936 Berlin 0 1 0 1
United Kingdom 1948 London 2 1 1 4
Finland 1952 Helsinki 2 4 4 10
Australia 1956 Melbourne 0 0 4 4
Italy 1960 Rome 0 1 2 3
Japan 1964 Tokyo did not participate
Mexico 1968 Mexico City did not participate
West Germany 1972 Munich did not participate
Canada 1976 Montreal did not participate
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow did not participate
United States 1984 Los Angeles did not participate
South Korea 1988 Seoul did not participate
Spain 1992 Barcelona 0 2 0 2
United States 1996 Atlanta 3 1 1 5
Australia 2000 Sydney 0 2 3 5
Greece 2004 Athens 1 3 2 6
China 2008 Beijing 0 1 0 1
United Kingdom 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

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Gold Walker, ReggieReggie Walker United Kingdom 1908 London Athletics Men's 100 metres
 Silver Hefferon, CharlesCharles Hefferon United Kingdom 1908 London Athletics Men's Marathon
 Gold McArthur, KenKen McArthur Sweden 1912 Stockholm Athletics Men's Marathon
 Gold Lewis, RudolphRudolph Lewis Sweden 1912 Stockholm Cycling Men's Individual Time Trial
 Gold Kitson, HaroldHarold Kitson
Winslow, CharlesCharles Winslow
Sweden 1912 Stockholm Tennis Men's Doubles Outdoor
 Gold Winslow, CharlesCharles Winslow Sweden 1912 Stockholm Tennis Men's Singles Outdoor
 Silver Gitsham, ChristianChristian Gitsham Sweden 1912 Stockholm Athletics Men's Marathon
 Silver Kitson, HaroldHarold Kitson Sweden 1912 Stockholm Tennis Men's Singles Outdoor
 Gold Rudd, BevilBevil Rudd Belgium 1920 Antwerp Athletics Men's 400 Metres
 Gold Walker, ClarenceClarence Walker Belgium 1920 Antwerp Boxing Men's Bantamweight
 Gold Raymond, LouisLouis Raymond Belgium 1920 Antwerp Tennis Men's Singles
 Silver Dafel, HenryHenry Dafel
Oosterlak, JackJack Oosterlak
Oldfield, ClarenceClarence Oldfield
Rudd, BevilBevil Rudd
Belgium 1920 Antwerp Athletics Men's 400 Metres Relay
 Silver Kaltenbrunn, HenryHenry Kaltenbrunn Belgium 1920 Antwerp Cycling Men's Individual Time Trial
 Silver Smith, WilliamWilliam Smith
Walker, JamesJames Walker
Belgium 1920 Antwerp Cycling Men's Tandem
 Silver Smith, DavidDavid Smith
Bodley, RobertRobert Bodley
Buchanan, FerdinandFerdinand Buchanan
Morgan, FrederickFrederick Morgan
Belgium 1920 Antwerp Shooting Men's Team 600 Metres Military Rifle
 Bronze Rudd, BevilBevil Rudd Belgium 1920 Antwerp Athletics Men's 800m
 Bronze Walker, JamesJames Walker
Smith, WilliamWilliam Smith
Kaltenbrunn, HenryHenry Kaltenbrunn
Goosen, HarryHarry Goosen
Belgium 1920 Antwerp Cycling Team Pursuit
 Bronze Winslow, CharlesCharles Winslow Belgium 1920 Antwerp Tennis Men's Singles
 Gold Smith, WilliamWilliam Smith France 1924 Paris Boxing Men's Bantamweight
 Silver Atkinson, SydneySydney Atkinson France 1924 Paris Athletics Men's 110m Hurdles
 Bronze McMaster, CecilCecil McMaster France 1924 Paris Athletics Men's 10 Kilometer Walk
 Gold Atkinson, SydneySydney Atkinson Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam Athletics Men's 110m Hurdles
 Bronze Isaacs, HarryHarry Isaacs Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam Boxing Men's Bantamweight
 Bronze Rennie, RhodaRhoda Rennie
van der Goes, FredericaFrederica van der Goes
Bedford, MaryMary Bedford
Russell, KathleenKathleen Russell
Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam Swimming Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
 Gold Stevens, LawrenceLawrence Stevens United States 1932 Los Angeles Boxing Men's lightweight
 Gold Carstens, DavidDavid Carstens United States 1932 Los Angeles Boxing Men's light-heavyweight
 Bronze Clark, MarjorieMarjorie Clark United States 1932 Los Angeles Athletics Women's 80m hurdles
 Bronze Peirce, ErnestErnest Peirce United States 1932 Los Angeles Boxing Men's middleweight
 Bronze Maakal, JennyJenny Maakal United States 1932 Los Angeles Swimming Women's 400m freestyle
 Silver Catterall, CharlesCharles Catterall Germany 1936 Berlin Boxing Men's featherweight
 Gold Dreyer, GeraldGerald Dreyer United Kingdom 1948 London Boxing Men's lightweight
 Gold Hunter, GeorgeGeorge Hunter United Kingdom 1948 London Boxing Men's light-heavyweight
 Silver Shepherd, DennisDennis Shepherd United Kingdom 1948 London Boxing Men's featherweight
 Bronze Arthur, JohnJohn Arthur United Kingdom 1948 London Boxing Men's heavyweight
 Gold Brand, EstherEsther Brand Finland 1952 Helsinki Athletics Women's high jump
 Gold Harrison, JoanJoan Harrison Finland 1952 Helsinki Swimming Women's 100m backstroke
 Silver Robb-Hasenjäger, DaphneDaphne Robb-Hasenjäger Finland 1952 Helsinki Athletics Women's 100m
 Silver Van Schalkwyk, TheunisTheunis Van Schalkwyk Finland 1952 Helsinki Boxing Men's light-middleweight
 Silver Robinson, RaymondRaymond Robinson
Thomas Shardelow
Finland 1952 Helsinki Cycling (Track) Men's 2000m tandem
 Silver Estman, GeorgeGeorge Estman
Robert Fowler
Thomas Shardelow
Alfred Swift
Finland 1952 Helsinki Cycling (Track) Men's team pursuit (4000m)
 Bronze Toweel, WilliamWilliam Toweel Finland 1952 Helsinki Boxing Men's flyweight
 Bronze Leisching, LeonardLeonard Leisching Finland 1952 Helsinki Boxing Men's featherweight
 Bronze Nieman, AndriesAndries Nieman Finland 1952 Helsinki Boxing Men's heavyweight
 Bronze Robinson, RaymondRaymond Robinson Finland 1952 Helsinki Cycling (Track) Men's 1 km time trial
 Bronze Bekker, DanielDaniel Bekker Australia 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm Boxing Men's heavyweight
 Bronze Loubscher, HenryHenry Loubscher Australia 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm Boxing Men's light-welterweight
 Bronze Swift, AlfredAlfred Swift Australia 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm Cycling (Track) Men's 1 km time trial
 Bronze Abernethy, MoiraMoira Abernethy
Jeanette Myburgh
Natalie Myburgh
Susan Elizabeth Roberts
Australia 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm Swimming Women's 4x100m freestyle relay
 Silver Bekker, DanielDaniel Bekker Italy 1960 Rome Boxing Men's heavyweight
 Bronze Spence, Malcolm CliveMalcolm Clive Spence Italy 1960 Rome Athletics Men's 400m
 Bronze Meyers, WilliamWilliam Meyers Italy 1960 Rome Boxing Men's featherweight
 Silver Meyer, ElanaElana Meyer Spain 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's 10,000m
 Silver Ferreira, WayneWayne Ferreira
Piet Norval
Spain 1992 Barcelona Tennis Men's doubles
 Gold Thugwane, JosiaJosia Thugwane United States 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's marathon
 Gold Heyns, PenelopePenelope Heyns United States 1996 Atlanta Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke
 Gold Heyns, PenelopePenelope Heyns United States 1996 Atlanta Swimming Women's 200m breaststroke
 Silver Sepeng, HezekielHezekiel Sepeng United States 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 800m
 Bronze Kriel, MarianneMarianne Kriel United States 1996 Atlanta Swimming Women's 100m backstroke
 Silver Cloete, HestrieHestrie Cloete Australia 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's high jump
 Silver Parkin, TerenceTerence Parkin Australia 2000 Sydney Swimming Men's 200m breaststroke
 Bronze Herbert, LlewellynLlewellyn Herbert Australia 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 400m hurdles
 Bronze Kruger, FrantzFrantz Kruger Australia 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's discus throw
 Bronze Heyns, PenelopePenelope Heyns Australia 2000 Sydney Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke
 Gold Ferns, LyndonLyndon Ferns
Ryk Neethling
Roland Mark Schoeman
Darian Townsend
Greece 2004 Athens Swimming Men's 4x100m freestyle relay
 Silver Mulaudzi, MbulaeniMbulaeni Mulaudzi Greece 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 800m
 Silver Cloete, HestrieHestrie Cloete Greece 2004 Athens Athletics Women's high jump
 Silver Schoeman, Roland MarkRoland Mark Schoeman Greece 2004 Athens Swimming Men's 100m freestyle
 Bronze Cech, DonovanDonovan Cech
Ramon di Clemente
Greece 2004 Athens Rowing Men's coxless pair
 Bronze Schoeman, Roland MarkRoland Mark Schoeman Greece 2004 Athens Swimming Men's 50m freestyle
 Silver Mokoena, KhotsoKhotso Mokoena China 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's long jump
 Gold Ndlovu, SizweSizwe Ndlovu
Brittain, MatthewMatthew Brittain
Smith, JohnJohn Smith
Thompson, JamesJames Thompson
United Kingdom 2012 London Rowing Men's Lightweight Four
 Gold van der Burgh, CameronCameron van der Burgh United Kingdom 2012 London Swimming Men's 100m breaststroke
 Gold le Clos, ChadChad le Clos United Kingdom 2012 London Swimming Men's 200m butterfly
 Silver Semenya, CasterCaster Semenya United Kingdom 2012 London Athletics Women's 800m
 Silver le Clos, ChadChad le Clos United Kingdom 2012 London Swimming Men's 100m butterfly
 Bronze Hartley, BridgitteBridgitte Hartley United Kingdom 2012 London Canoeing Women's K-1 500m

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