South Africa at the 1928 Summer Olympics

South Africa at the Olympic Games
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At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam
Competitors	24 (18 men, 6 women) in 7 sports
Medals Rank: 23	Gold 1	Silver 0	Bronze 2	Total 3
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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.

Medalists

Further information: 1928 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1928 Summer Olympics medal winners

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

Main article: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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 Appel (FRA), points
• Third Place Match — Lost to Carlo Covagnioli (ITA), points

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

One male cyclist represented South Africa in 1928.

Individual road race

• Fred Short

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database