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🇿🇦South Africa at London 1948

summer Games

32
Athletes
2
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
4
Total Medals

Medalists

AthleteEventSport
George HunterBoxing Light-Heavyweight, Men (Olympic)Boxing
Gerald DreyerBoxing Lightweight, Men (Olympic)Boxing
Dennis ShepherdBoxing Featherweight, Men (Olympic)Boxing
Johnny ArthurBoxing Heavyweight, Men (Olympic)Boxing

All Results by Sport

Athletics

AC h1 r1/2Kallie ReynekeAthletics 10 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic)
3rdAbram van HeerdenAthletics 100 metres, Men (Olympic)
-Dennis ShoreAthletics 100 metres, Men (Olympic)
3rdDaphne Robb-HasenjägerAthletics 100 metres, Women (Olympic)
5thAbram van HeerdenAthletics 200 metres, Men (Olympic)
5thDennis ShoreAthletics 200 metres, Men (Olympic)
6thDaphne Robb-HasenjägerAthletics 200 metres, Women (Olympic)
4thDennis ShoreAthletics 400 metres, Men (Olympic)
4thJohannes ColemanAthletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)
6thSyd LuytAthletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)

Boxing

=17thVic ToweelBoxing Bantamweight, Men (Olympic)
2ndDennis ShepherdBoxing Featherweight, Men (Olympic)
=9thDes WilliamsBoxing Flyweight, Men (Olympic)
3rdJohnny ArthurBoxing Heavyweight, Men (Olympic)
1stGeorge HunterBoxing Light-Heavyweight, Men (Olympic)
1stGerald DreyerBoxing Lightweight, Men (Olympic)
=17thKen La GrangeBoxing Middleweight, Men (Olympic)
4thDuggie Du PreezBoxing Welterweight, Men (Olympic)

Cycling Road (Cycling)

-George EstmanCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic)
-Dirkie BinnemanCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic)
-Wally RiversCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic)
-Dirkie BinnemanCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic)
-George EstmanCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic)
-Wally RiversCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic)

Diving (Aquatics)

21stGeoff MandyDiving (Aquatics) Platform, Men (Olympic)

Rowing

2ndAustin IkinRowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)
2ndClaude KietzmanRowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)
2ndDes MayberyRowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)
2ndEdgar RamsayRowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)
3rdIan StephenRowing Single Sculls, Men (Olympic)

Sailing

20thHerbert McWilliamsSailing One Person Dinghy, Open (Olympic)

Swimming (Aquatics)

4thDon JohnstonSwimming (Aquatics) 1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
6thJackie WiidSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic)
7thDes CohenSwimming (Aquatics) 200 metres Breaststroke, Men (Olympic)
7thDon JohnstonSwimming (Aquatics) 400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)

Weightlifting

8thPiet TaljaardWeightlifting Heavyweight, Men (Olympic)
14thIssy BloombergWeightlifting Middleweight, Men (Olympic)

Wrestling

6thPat MortonWrestling Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
-Tony Ries, Sr.Wrestling Lightweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
4thCalie ReitzWrestling Middleweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)