South Africa at the 1928 Summer Olympics

South Africa at the; 1928 Summer Olympics
IOC code	RSA
NOC	South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Website	www.sascoc.co.za
in Amsterdam
Competitors	24 (18 men, 6 women) in 7 sports
Medals; Ranked 23rd	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964–1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020;

The Union of South Africa competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 24 competitors, 18 men and 6 women, took part in 25 events in 7 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Sydney Atkinson	Athletics	Men's 110 m hurdles	August 1
Bronze	Harry Isaacs	Boxing	Men's bantamweight	August 11
Bronze	Mary Bedford, Rhoda Rennie, Kathleen Russell, Freddie van der Goes	Swimming	Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay	August 9

Athletics

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)

Baddie Lebanon

First Round — Bye
Second Round — Defeated Olav Nielsen (NOR), points
Quarterfinals — Defeated Ben Bril (HOL), points
Semifinals — Lost to Armand Apell (FRA), points
Third Place Match — Lost to Carlo Covagnioli (ITA), points

Cycling

One male cyclist represented South Africa in 1928.

Individual road race

Fred Short

Rowing

Sailing

Swimming

Wrestling

References

^ "South Africa at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

External links

[sports-reference-1] "South Africa at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

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