South Africa

iRiphabhuliki yaseNingizimu Afrika (Republic of South Africa)
File:Flag of South Africa.svg.png National Flag
Location on Map
IOC Code	RSA
Years Hosted Olympics	none
Years Attended Olympics	Summer: 1904-1960, 1992-2016 Winter: 1960, 1994-2010
Medals 2012 Summer	3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
Medals 2014 Winter	did not attend
Total Olympic Medals
Gold	Silver	Bronze
23	26	27
National Olympic Committee
South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee

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. (This did not, however, apply to the Paralympics. South Africa made its Paralympic Games début in 1964, and continued to compete until 1976, included, after which the Dutch Parliament declared its participation in the 1980 Summer Games would be undesirable. From then on, South Africa was absent from the Paralympics until 1992. See: South Africa at the Paralympics.)

After the negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa commenced in 1990, the nation was allowed to rejoin 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 (and the 1992 Summer Paralympics). South Africa also participated in the Winter Olympic Games in 1960, and since 1994.

South African athletes have won a total of 73 medals, with athletics, boxing, and swimming as the top medal-producing sports. The most recent Medal was won by the Men's Lightweight Four Rowing Team of Sizwe Ndlovu, Matthew Brittain, John Smith and James Thompson on 2 August 2012 at the 2012 London Olympics.

Medalists

Summer Games

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Gold	Reggie Walker	1908 London	Athletics	Men's 100 metres
Silver	Template:Sortname	1908 London	Athletics	Men's Marathon
Gold	Template:Sortname	1912 Stockholm	Athletics	Men's Marathon
Gold	Template:Sortname	1912 Stockholm	Cycling	Men's Individual Time Trial
Gold	Template:Sortname Template:Sortname	1912 Stockholm	Tennis	Men's Doubles Outdoor
Gold	Template:Sortname	1912 Stockholm	Tennis	Men's Singles Outdoor
Silver	Template:Sortname	1912 Stockholm	Athletics	Men's Marathon
Silver	Template:Sortname	1912 Stockholm	Tennis	Men's Singles Outdoor
Gold	Template:Sortname	1920 Antwerp	Athletics	Men's 400 Metres
Gold	Template:Sortname	1920 Antwerp	Boxing	Men's Bantamweight
Gold	Template:Sortname	1920 Antwerp	Tennis	Men's Singles
Silver	Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname	1920 Antwerp	Athletics	Men's 400 Metres Relay
Silver	Template:Sortname	1920 Antwerp	Cycling	Men's Individual Time Trial
Silver	Template:Sortname Template:Sortname	1920 Antwerp	Cycling	Men's Tandem
Silver	Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname	1920 Antwerp	Shooting	Men's Team 600 Metres Military Rifle
Bronze	Template:Sortname	1920 Antwerp	Athletics	Men's 800m
Bronze	Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname	1920 Antwerp	Cycling	Team Pursuit
Bronze	Template:Sortname	1920 Antwerp	Tennis	Men's Singles
Gold	Template:Sortname	1924 Paris	Boxing	Men's Bantamweight
Silver	Template:Sortname	1924 Paris	Athletics	Men's 110m Hurdles
Bronze	Template:Sortname	1924 Paris	Athletics	Men's 10 Kilometer Walk
Gold	Template:Sortname	1928 Amsterdam	Athletics	Men's 110m Hurdles
Bronze	Template:Sortname	1928 Amsterdam	Boxing	Men's Bantamweight
Bronze	Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname	1928 Amsterdam	Swimming	Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Gold	Template:Sortname	1932 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's lightweight
Gold	Template:Sortname	1932 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's light-heavyweight
Bronze	Template:Sortname	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics	Women's 80m hurdles
Bronze	Template:Sortname	1932 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's middleweight
Bronze	Template:Sortname	1932 Los Angeles	Swimming	Women's 400m freestyle
Silver	Template:Sortname	1936 Berlin	Boxing	Men's featherweight
Gold	Template:Sortname	1948 London	Boxing	Men's lightweight
Gold	Template:Sortname	1948 London	Boxing	Men's light-heavyweight
Silver	Template:Sortname	1948 London	Boxing	Men's featherweight
Bronze	Template:Sortname	1948 London	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
Gold	Template:Sortname	1952 Helsinki	Athletics	Women's high jump
Gold	Template:Sortname	1952 Helsinki	Swimming	Women's 100m backstroke
Silver	Template:Sortname	1952 Helsinki	Athletics	Women's 100m
Silver	Template:Sortname	1952 Helsinki	Boxing	Men's light-middleweight
Silver	Template:Sortname Thomas Shardelow	1952 Helsinki	Cycling (Track)	Men's 2000m tandem
Silver	Template:Sortname Robert Fowler Thomas Shardelow Alfred Swift	1952 Helsinki	Cycling (Track)	Men's team pursuit (4000m)
Bronze	Template:Sortname	1952 Helsinki	Boxing	Men's flyweight
Bronze	Template:Sortname	1952 Helsinki	Boxing	Men's featherweight
Bronze	Template:Sortname	1952 Helsinki	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
Bronze	Template:Sortname	1952 Helsinki	Cycling (Track)	Men's 1 km time trial
Bronze	Template:Sortname	1956 Melbourne/Stockholm	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
Bronze	Template:Sortname	1956 Melbourne/Stockholm	Boxing	Men's light-welterweight
Bronze	Template:Sortname	1956 Melbourne/Stockholm	Cycling (Track)	Men's 1 km time trial
Bronze	Template:Sortname Jeanette Myburgh Natalie Myburgh Susan Elizabeth Roberts	1956 Melbourne/Stockholm	Swimming	Women's 4x100m freestyle relay
Silver	Template:Sortname	1960 Rome	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
Bronze	Template:Sortname	1960 Rome	Athletics	Men's 400m
Bronze	Template:Sortname	1960 Rome	Boxing	Men's featherweight
Silver	Template:Sortname	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Women's 10,000m
Silver	Template:Sortname Piet Norval	1992 Barcelona	Tennis	Men's doubles
Gold	Template:Sortname	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's marathon
Gold	Template:Sortname	1996 Atlanta	Swimming	Women's 100m breaststroke
Gold	Template:Sortname	1996 Atlanta	Swimming	Women's 200m breaststroke
Silver	Template:Sortname	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men's 800m
Bronze	Template:Sortname	1996 Atlanta	Swimming	Women's 100m backstroke
Silver	Template:Sortname	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's high jump
Silver	Template:Sortname	2000 Sydney	Swimming	Men's 200m breaststroke
Bronze	Template:Sortname	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 400m hurdles
Bronze	Template:Sortname	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's discus throw
Bronze	Template:Sortname	2000 Sydney	Swimming	Women's 100m breaststroke
Gold	Template:Sortname Ryk Neethling Roland Mark Schoeman Darian Townsend	2004 Athens	Swimming	Men's 4x100m freestyle relay
Silver	Template:Sortname	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 800m
Silver	Template:Sortname	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's high jump
Silver	Template:Sortname	2004 Athens	Swimming	Men's 100m freestyle
Bronze	Template:Sortname Ramon di Clemente	2004 Athens	Rowing	Men's coxless pair
Bronze	Template:Sortname	2004 Athens	Swimming	Men's 50m freestyle
Silver	Template:Sortname	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's long jump
Gold	Template:Sortname	2012 London	Swimming	Men's 100m breaststroke
Gold	Template:Sortname	2012 London	Swimming	Men's 200m butterfly
Gold	Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Sortname	2012 London	Rowing	Men's Lightweight Four

Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Medals by Summer Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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
2008 Beijing	0	1	0	1
2012 London	3	0	0	3
Total	23	24	26	73

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Swimming	6	2	6	14
Athletics	6	11	6	23
Boxing	6	4	9	19
Tennis	3	2	1	6
Cycling	1	4	3	8
Rowing	1	0	1	2
Shooting	0	1	0	1
Total	23	24	26	73

References

• Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
• South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2011-06-13.