South Africa at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 64 (60 men and 4 women) in 13 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 12 |
Gold 2 |
Silver 4 |
Bronze 4 |
Total 10 |
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The Union of South Africa competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 64 competitors, 60 men and 4 women, took part in 59 events in 13 sports.[1]
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Medalists
Gold
- Esther Brand — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Joan Harrison — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke
Silver
- Daphne Hasenjager — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
- Theunis van Schalkwyk — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
- George Estman, Robert Fowler, Thomas Shardelow, and Alfred Swift — Cycling, Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
- Raymond Robinson and Thomas Shardelow — Cycling, Men's 2.000m Tandem
Bronze
- Willie Toweel — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
- Leonard Leisching — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
- Andries Nieman — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
- Raymond Robinson — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Time Trial
Athletics
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Boxing
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Cycling
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Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- George Estman — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Alfred Swift — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Robert Fowler — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
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- Final — 1:13.0 (→
Bronze Medal)
- Final — 1:13.0 (→
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Raymond Robinson — 5th place
Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
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- Final — Lost to Italy (→
Silver Medal)
- Final — Lost to Italy (→
Diving
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Men's 3m Springboard
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- Preliminary Round — 61.64 points (→ 22nd place)
Gymnastics
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Modern pentathlon
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One male pentathlete represented South Africa in 1952.
Rowing
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Sailing
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Shooting
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One shooter represented South Africa in 1952.
Swimming
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Water polo
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Weightlifting
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Wrestling
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