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Pietersburg, South Africa 4 × 200 m relay: 1:32.72 South Africa Ina van Rensburg Mari-Lise Furstenberg Evette de Klerk Maryke Doubell: 9 March 1987 Bloemfontein, South Africa 4 × 400 m relay: 3:28.49 South Africa Caster Semenya Jeanelle Griessel Wenda Nel Justine Palframan: 26 June 2016 African Championships: Durban, South Africa [91] [92] 4 ...
The first South African woman in the Olympics was swimmer Barbara Nash in 1920, and the first women to win medals were the 1928 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay quartet, who came third. [2] The South African Olympic and Empire Games Association was awarded the 1934 British Empire Games in Johannesburg but backed out when it became evident that ...
South Africa 5 June 2017 Josef Odložil Memorial: Prague, Czech Republic [45] 200 m hurdles (straight) 22.10 (+1.8 m/s) L. J. van Zyl South Africa 9 May 2015 Manchester City Games: Manchester, United Kingdom [46] 200 m hurdles (bend) 22.6 h OT: Hendrik Serfontein: South Africa 23 March 1967 Bloemfontein, South Africa 300 m hurdles: 34.8 h ...
Medal Athlete Games Sport Event Gold: Reggie Walker: 1908 London: Athletics: Men's 100 m Silver: Charles Hefferon: 1908 London: Athletics: Men's marathon Gold: Ken McArthur: 1912 Stockholm: Athletics: Men's marathon Silver: Christian Gitsham: 1912 Stockholm: Athletics: Men's marathon Gold: Bevil Rudd: 1920 Antwerp: Athletics: Men's 400 m Silver ...
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) sent the nation's largest ever delegation to the Olympics, with a total of 138 athletes, 93 men and 45 women, competing across 15 sports. South Africa left Rio de Janeiro with a total of 10 medals (2 gold, 6 silver, and 2 bronze), making it the nation's most successful ...
Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...
Josia Thugwane (born 15 April 1971) is a South African retired long-distance runner, best known for winning the gold medal in the marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Thugwane, who is of Ndebele heritage, is the first black athlete to earn an Olympic gold for South Africa.
Seven athletes represented South Africa. It was the nation's third appearance in both the sport and the Olympics. McArthur and Gitsham finished first and second, respectively, in the marathon to give South Africa its only athletics medals in 1912 as well as an Olympic record in the event with McArthur's mark.