South Africa at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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South Africa at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg
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)

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]

Medalists[]

Bronze[]

Athletics[]

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[]

Cycling[]

Sprint
Time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit
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[]

Modern pentathlon[]

Three male pentathletes represented South Africa in 1956.

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

Sailing[]

Shooting[]

Two shooters represented South Africa in 1956.

50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming[]

Weightlifting[]

Wrestling[]

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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