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🇿🇦South Africa at Rome 1960

summer Games

56
Athletes
0
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total Medals

Medalists

AthleteEventSport
Daan BekkerBoxing Heavyweight, Men (Olympic)Boxing
Malcolm SpenceAthletics 400 metres, Men (Olympic)Athletics
William MeyersBoxing Featherweight, Men (Olympic)Boxing

All Results by Sport

Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)

82ndAntoinette KuitersArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Balance Beam, Women (Olympic)
78thAntoinette KuitersArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic)
=83rdAntoinette KuitersArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Women (Olympic)
80thAntoinette KuitersArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic)
=78thAntoinette KuitersArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic)

Athletics

5thEdward JefferysAthletics 100 metres, Men (Olympic)
13thGeorge HazleAthletics 20 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic)
4thEdward JefferysAthletics 200 metres, Men (Olympic)
4thMalcolm SpenceAthletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
4thEdgar DavisAthletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
4thGordon DayAthletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
4thEdward JefferysAthletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
-Gert PotgieterAthletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
5thEdgar DavisAthletics 400 metres, Men (Olympic)
5thGordon DayAthletics 400 metres, Men (Olympic)
3rdMalcolm SpenceAthletics 400 metres, Men (Olympic)
12thGeorge HazleAthletics 50 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic)
23rdFanie du PlessisAthletics Discus Throw, Men (Olympic)
13thKeith JamesAthletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)

Boxing

3rdWilliam MeyersBoxing Featherweight, Men (Olympic)
=17thRalph KnoesenBoxing Flyweight, Men (Olympic)
2ndDaan BekkerBoxing Heavyweight, Men (Olympic)
=9thAbrie SchutteBoxing Light-Middleweight, Men (Olympic)
=9thWillie LudickBoxing Light-Welterweight, Men (Olympic)
=17thStoffel SteynBoxing Lightweight, Men (Olympic)
=5thFrik van RooyenBoxing Middleweight, Men (Olympic)
=5thHenry LoubscherBoxing Welterweight, Men (Olympic)

Cycling Track (Cycling)

9thLes HauptCycling Track (Cycling) 1,000 metres Time Trial, Men (Olympic)
2ndLes HauptCycling Track (Cycling) Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
2ndSyd ByrnesCycling Track (Cycling) Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
2ndRowan PeacockCycling Track (Cycling) Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
2ndSyd ByrnesCycling Track (Cycling) Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
2ndBobby FowlerCycling Track (Cycling) Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
2ndAbe JonkerCycling Track (Cycling) Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic)

Modern Pentathlon

52ndOkkie van GreunenModern Pentathlon Individual, Men (Olympic)

Rowing

4thJohn StocchiRowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)
4thJack MokRowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)
4thTrevor SteynRowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)
4thDavid LordRowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)
3rdDavid MeinekeRowing Single Sculls, Men (Olympic)

Sailing

33rdGordon Burn-WoodSailing One Person Dinghy, Open (Olympic)
15thHellmut StauchSailing Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open (Olympic)
15thBob StandingSailing Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open (Olympic)

Shooting

36thMichiel VictorShooting Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men (Olympic)
=68thDavid du PlessisShooting Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)
31stJohannes HumanShooting Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)
44thMichiel VictorShooting Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)
35thJohannes HumanShooting Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)
35thWim PeetersShooting Trap, Men (Olympic)
AC r1/2Eric LuckeShooting Trap, Men (Olympic)

Swimming (Aquatics)

9thAubrey BürerSwimming (Aquatics) 1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
6thMurray McLachlanSwimming (Aquatics) 1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
4thLaura RanwellSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic)
-Murray McLachlanSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
7thAubrey BürerSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
11thAubrey BürerSwimming (Aquatics) 400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
6thMurray McLachlanSwimming (Aquatics) 400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)

Water Polo (Aquatics)

=9thWilliam AucampWater Polo (Aquatics) Water Polo, Men (Olympic)
=9thLeon NahonWater Polo (Aquatics) Water Polo, Men (Olympic)
=9thRon MeredithWater Polo (Aquatics) Water Polo, Men (Olympic)
=9thFrank ButlerWater Polo (Aquatics) Water Polo, Men (Olympic)
=9thAllan BrownWater Polo (Aquatics) Water Polo, Men (Olympic)
=9thStephanus BothaWater Polo (Aquatics) Water Polo, Men (Olympic)
=9thWally VogesWater Polo (Aquatics) Water Polo, Men (Olympic)
=9thRonald TinklerWater Polo (Aquatics) Water Polo, Men (Olympic)
=9thRobert SchwartzWater Polo (Aquatics) Water Polo, Men (Olympic)

Weightlifting

-Gaston GaffneyWeightlifting Featherweight, Men (Olympic)
17thHarry WebberWeightlifting Lightweight, Men (Olympic)
16thHarold FraserWeightlifting Middleweight, Men (Olympic)

Wrestling

7thAbe GeldenhuysWrestling Featherweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
=15thMax OrdmanWrestling Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
6thManie van ZylWrestling Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
11thTony Ries, Jr.Wrestling Lightweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
7thCoenraad de VilliersWrestling Welterweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)