South Africa at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics South Africa
games=1952 Summer
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gold=2
silver=4
bronze=4
total=10
rank=12

South Africa competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 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, and Alfred Swift — Cycling, Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

* Raymond Robinson and Thomas Shardelow — Cycling, Men's 2.000m Tandem

Bronze

* 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 place

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
*Alfred Swift, George Estman, Robert Fowler, and Thomas 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]