South Africa at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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
IOC codeRSA
NOCSouth African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sascoc.co.za
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors50 (44 men and 6 women) in 10 sports
Medals
Ranked 33rd
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
4
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Bronze
  • 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
Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men's 110m Hurdles

  • Danie Burger
  • 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

  • Fanie du Plessis
  • Qualifying Heat — 50.69
  • Final — 48.49 (→ 13th place)

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Cycling
Sprint
  • Thomas Shardelow — 8th place
Time trial
  • Alfred Swift — 1:11.6 (→ Bronze Medal)
Tandem
  • Raymond Robinson
    Thomas Shardelow — 7th place
Team pursuit
  • Alfred Swift
    Anne Jan Hettema
    Charles Jonker
    Robert Fowler — 4:39.4 (→ 4th place)
Individual road race
  • 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
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented South Africa in 1956.

Individual
  • Okkie van Greunen
  • Harry Schmidt
  • Marthinus du Plessis
Team
  • Okkie van Greunen
  • Harry Schmidt
  • Marthinus du Plessis

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Two shooters represented South Africa in 1956.

50 m rifle, three positions
  • Robin Lavine
50 m rifle, prone
  • Johannes Human
  • Robin Lavine

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "South Africa at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2010.


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