- South Africa at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Infobox Olympics South Africa
games=1952 Summer
competitors=
sports=
gold=2
silver=4
bronze=4
total=10
rank=12South Africa competed at the1952 Summer Olympics inHelsinki ,Finland .Medalists
Gold
*
Esther Brand — Athletics, Women's High Jump* Joan Harrison — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke
Silver
*
Daphne Hasenjager — Athletics, Women's 100 metres*
Theunis van Schalkwyk — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight*
George Estman ,Robert Fowler ,Thomas Shardelow , andAlfred Swift — Cycling, Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit* Raymond Robinson and
Thomas Shardelow — Cycling, Men's 2.000m TandemBronze
*
Vic Toweel — Boxing, Men's Flyweight*
Leonard Leisching — Boxing, Men's Featherweight*
Andries Nieman — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight* Raymond Robinson — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Time Trial
Results by event
=Cycling=Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
*George Estman — did not finish (→ no ranking)
*Alfred Swift — did not finish (→ no ranking)
*Robert Fowler — did not finish (→ no ranking)Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
*Raymond Robinson:* Final — 1:13.0 (→ Bronze Medal)Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
*Raymond Robinson — 5th placeMen's 4.000m Team Pursuit
*Alfred Swift ,George Estman ,Robert Fowler , andThomas Shardelow :* Final — Lost to Italy (→ Silver Medal)
=Diving=Men's 3m Springboard
*Willem Welgemoed :* Preliminary Round — 61.64 points (→ 22nd place)References
* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]
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