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.[1]

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
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
2
Silver
4
Bronze
4
Total
10
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

  • Final 1:13.0 (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

  • Final Lost to Italy (→ Silver Medal)

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

  • Preliminary Round 61.64 points (→ 22nd place)

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented South Africa in 1952.

Rowing

South Africa had five male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]

Men's single sculls
Men's coxless four

Sailing

Shooting

One shooter represented South Africa in 1952.

50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. "South Africa at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. 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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