South Africa at the 1952 Summer Olympics

The Union of South Africa competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 64 competitors, 60 men and 4 women, took part in 59 events in 13 sports.[2]

South Africa at the
1952 Summer Olympics
IOC codeRSA
NOCSouth African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sascoc.co.za
in Helsinki
Competitors64 (60 men and 4 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer Schalk Booysen[1]
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
2
Silver
4
Bronze
4
Total
10
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Gold
  • Esther Brand — Athletics, Women's High Jump
  • Joan Harrison — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke

Silver
  • Daphne Hasenjager — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
  • Theunis van Schalkwyk — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
  • George Estman, Robert Fowler, Thomas Shardelow, and Alfred Swift — Cycling, Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
  • Raymond Robinson and Thomas Shardelow — Cycling, Men's 2.000m Tandem

Bronze
  • Willie Toweel — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
  • Leonard Leisching — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
  • Andries Nieman — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
  • Raymond Robinson — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Time Trial

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

  • George Estman — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Alfred Swift — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Robert Fowler — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

  • Raymond Robinson
  • Final — 1:13.0 (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

  • Raymond Robinson — 5th place

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

  • Alfred Swift, George Estman, Robert Fowler, and Thomas Shardelow
  • Final — Lost to Italy (→ Silver Medal)

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

  • Willem Welgemoed
  • Preliminary Round — 61.64 points (→ 22nd place)

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented South Africa in 1952.

  • Harry Schmidt

Rowing

South Africa had five male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1952.[3]

Men's single sculls
  • Ian Stephen
Men's coxless four
  • Don Dyke-Wells
  • Damian Nichol
  • John Webb
  • Christopher Veitch

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

One shooter represented South Africa in 1952.

50 m rifle, prone
  • William Murless

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "Schalk Booysen". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. "South Africa at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "South Africa Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.


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