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Note: The International Gymnastics Federation recommended to the IOC that the medals of the Chinese team be stripped, and awarded to the fourth-placed United States team, as it was revealed that Dong Fangxiao was underage (14, with age limit >16) at the time. The IOC upheld the FIG decision in April 2010.
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 ...
Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896. [1] South African female artistic gymnasts have participated in three editions of the Summer Olympics, in 1960, 2004, and 2020. South African women have yet to win a medal at the Olympics.
Originally planned as a temporary venue, in 2016, the Tokyo 2020 authorities confirmed the Olympic Gymnastic Centre would become a permanent venue, functioning as a convention centre after the Games. Before its refurbishment, the venue was also expected to host the Boccia event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Seventeen swimmers (eight men and nine women) were officially named to the South African roster for the Games on June 24, 2021, including London 2012 gold medalist Chad Le Clos in the men's butterfly double and 2019 world silver medalist and national record holder Tatjana Schoenmaker in the women's breaststroke double. [35] Men
Gymnastics events have been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. For 32 years, only men were allowed to compete. Beginning at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, women were allowed to compete in artistic gymnastics events as well.
By that measure, third place is a success for U.S. men’s gymnastics, a team who hadn’t earned an Olympic medal in 16 years. The first-ever Olympic medal for the U.S. women’s rugby sevens ...
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) sent a total of 125 athletes to the Games, 67 men and 58 women, to compete in 17 sports. Field hockey and women's football were the only team-based sports in which South Africa were representation at these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in archery, BMX ...