- Marthinus Theunissen
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Medal record Men's Athletics British Empire Games Silver 1934 London 100 yards Silver 1934 London 220 yards Marthinus Wilhelminus S. Theunissen (born 13 May 1911) is a South African athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Standerton.
In 1936 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 200 metres event and in the quarter-finals of the 100 metres competition. He was also a member of the South African team which was eliminated in the first round of the 4x100 metre relay contest.
At the 1934 Empire Games he won the silver medal in the 100 yards event as well as in the 220 yards competition.
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Categories:- 1911 births
- Possibly living people
- South African sprinters
- Olympic athletes of South Africa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa
- South African athletics biography stubs
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