The Union of South Africa competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 50 competitors, 44 men and 6 women, took part in 50 events in 10 sports.[1]
| South Africa at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | RSA |
| NOC | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 50 (44 men and 6 women) in 10 sports |
| Medals Ranked 33rd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists edit
Bronze edit
- Daniel Bekker — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
- Henry Loubscher — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
- Alfred Swift — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Moira Abernethy, Jeanette Myburgh, Natalie Myburgh and Susan Roberts — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Athletics edit
Men's 110m Hurdles
- Heat — 14.4s
- Semifinals — 15.0s (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Mercer Davis — 2:39:48 (→ 14th place)
- Jan Barnard — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Discus Throw
- Qualifying Heat — 50.69
- Final — 48.49 (→ 13th place)
Boxing edit
Cycling edit
- Thomas Shardelow — 8th place
- Alfred Swift — 1:11.6 (→
Bronze Medal)
- Raymond Robinson
Thomas Shardelow — 7th place
- Alfred Swift
Anne Jan Hettema
Charles Jonker
Robert Fowler — 4:39.4 (→ 4th place)
- Alfred Swift — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Robert Fowler — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Anne Jan Hettema — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Charles Jonker — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Gymnastics edit
Modern pentathlon edit
Three male pentathletes represented South Africa in 1956.
- Individual
- Team
- Okkie van Greunen
- Harry Schmidt
- Marthinus du Plessis
Sailing edit
Shooting edit
Two shooters represented South Africa in 1956.
Swimming edit
Weightlifting edit
Wrestling edit
References edit
- ^ "South Africa at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
External links edit
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