South Africa at the Olympics
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| South Africa at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||
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| Olympic history | ||||||||||
| Summer Games | ||||||||||
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 | ||||||||||
| Winter Games | ||||||||||
| 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 | ||||||||||
South Africa first participated at the Olympic Games in 1904, and sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games until 1960. After the passage of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1761 in 1962 in response to South Africa's policy of apartheid, the nation was barred from the Games. After the negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa commenced in 1990, the nation re-joined the Olympic movement. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee was created in 1991, and South Africa returned to the Games at the 1992 Summer Olympics. South Africa also participated in the Winter Olympic Games in 1960, and since 1994.
South African athletes have won a total of 69 medals, with athletics, boxing, and swimming as the top medal-producing sports.
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[edit] Medal tables
- See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count
[edit] Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1904 St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 London | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1912 Stockholm | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 1920 Antwerp | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 1924 Paris | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1932 Los Angeles | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1936 Berlin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1948 London | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1956 Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1960 Rome | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1964 Tokyo | did not participate | |||
| 1968 Mexico City | did not participate | |||
| 1972 Munich | did not participate | |||
| 1976 Montreal | did not participate | |||
| 1980 Moscow | did not participate | |||
| 1984 Los Angeles | did not participate | |||
| 1988 Seoul | did not participate | |||
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 Athens | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Total | 20 | 23 | 26 | 69 |
[edit] Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Athletics | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 |
| Boxing | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| Swimming | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| Tennis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Cycling | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 20 | 23 | 26 | 69 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
