South Africa at the 1928 Summer Olympics

South Africa at the
1928 Summer Olympics
IOC code RSA
NOC South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Website www.sascoc.co.za
in Amsterdam
Competitors 24 (18 men, 6 women) in 7 sports
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 0 2 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Union of South Africa competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 24 competitors, 18 men and 6 women, took part in 25 events in 7 sports.[1]

Medalists

Further information: 1928 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1928 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Atkinson, SydneySydney Atkinson Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles August 1
 Bronze Isaacs, HarryHarry Isaacs Boxing Men's bantamweight August 11
 Bronze Bedford, MaryMary Bedford, Rhoda Rennie,
Kathleen Russell, Freddie van der Goes
Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay August 9

Athletics

Boxing

Men's Flyweight ( 50.8 kg)

  • First Round Bye
  • Second Round Defeated Olav Nielsen (NOR), points
  • Quarterfinals Defeated Ben Bril (HOL), points
  • Semifinals Lost to Armand Appel (FRA), points
  • Third Place Match Lost to Carlo Covagnioli (ITA), points

Cycling

One male cyclist represented South Africa in 1928.

Individual road race

Rowing

Sailing

Swimming

Wrestling

References

  1. "South Africa at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 8 June 2014.


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