| 5th | Clarke Scholtz | Athletics 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic) |
| 4th | Marthinus Theunissen | Athletics 100 metres, Men (Olympic) |
| 5th | Eric Grimbeek | Athletics 100 metres, Men (Olympic) |
| 6th | Pat Dannaher | Athletics 100 metres, Men (Olympic) |
| 6th | Tom Lavery | Athletics 110 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic) |
| 4th | Marthinus Theunissen | Athletics 200 metres, Men (Olympic) |
| 5th | Pat Dannaher | Athletics 200 metres, Men (Olympic) |
| 6th | Eric Grimbeek | Athletics 200 metres, Men (Olympic) |
| 3rd | Tom Lavery | Athletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) |
| 3rd | Pat Dannaher | Athletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) |
| 3rd | Eric Grimbeek | Athletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) |
| - | Dennis Shore | Athletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) |
| 3rd | Marthinus Theunissen | Athletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) |
| 4th | Willie Botha | Athletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) |
| 4th | William Lindeque | Athletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) |
| 4th | Dennis Shore | Athletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) |
| 4th | Frank Rushton | Athletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) |
| 4th | Frank Rushton | Athletics 400 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic) |
| 5th | Dennis Shore | Athletics 400 metres, Men (Olympic) |
| 5th | Willie Botha | Athletics 800 metres, Men (Olympic) |
| 5th | Clarke Scholtz | Athletics 800 metres, Men (Olympic) |
| 5th | William Lindeque | Athletics 800 metres, Men (Olympic) |
| =12th | Edwin Thacker | Athletics High Jump, Men (Olympic) |
| 6th | Johannes Coleman | Athletics Marathon, Men (Olympic) |
| 8th | Jackie Gibson | Athletics Marathon, Men (Olympic) |
| 27th | Tommy Lalande | Athletics Marathon, Men (Olympic) |
| =17th | Andries du Plessis | Athletics Pole Vault, Men (Olympic) |