Olympic medalists of the modern Summer Olympic Games 1896-2020


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Summary statistics
Total medals for South Africa: 131
No. of medalists: 107
No. of sports: 11
Total GOLD medals: 33
Total SILVER medals: 48
Total BRONZE medals: 50
 Gold  33 / 131 
 25,2%
 Silver  48 / 131 
 36,6%
 Bronze  50 / 131 
 38,2%

Count of medals by sport
 Sport  Medals count Share (%)
 1)  Athletics  31 
 23,66% 
 2)  Aquatics  29 
 22,14% 
 3)  Boxing  19 
 14,50% 
 4)  Cycling  16 
 12,21% 
 5)  Rugby  12 
 9,16% 
 6)  Tennis  8 
 6,11% 
 7)  Rowing  8 
 6,11% 
 8)  Shooting  5 
 3,82% 
 9)  Triathlon  1 
 0,76% 
 10)  Surfing  1 
 0,76% 
 11)  Canoe / Kayak  1 
 0,76% 

GOLD MEDALS
 Sport  Count Share (%)
 1)  Aquatics  10 
 30,30% 
 2)  Athletics  8 
 24,24% 
 3)  Boxing  6 
 18,18% 
 4)  Rowing  4 
 12,12% 
 5)  Tennis  4 
 12,12% 
 6)  Cycling  1 
 3,03% 
SILVER MEDALS
 Sport  Count Share (%)
 1)  Athletics  17 
 35,42% 
 2)  Cycling  9 
 18,75% 
 3)  Aquatics  7 
 14,58% 
 4)  Shooting  5 
 10,42% 
 5)  Boxing  4 
 8,33% 
 6)  Tennis  3 
 6,25% 
 7)  Rowing  2 
 4,17% 
 8)  Surfing  1 
 2,08% 
BRONZE MEDALS
 Sport  Count Share (%)
 1)  Aquatics  12 
 24,00% 
 2)  Rugby  12 
 24,00% 
 3)  Boxing  9 
 18,00% 
 4)  Athletics  6 
 12,00% 
 5)  Cycling  6 
 12,00% 
 6)  Rowing  2 
 4,00% 
 7)  Triathlon  1 
 2,00% 
 8)  Tennis  1 
 2,00% 
 9)  Canoe / Kayak  1 
 2,00% 


Medalists ordered by medals count
» show all medalists from South Africa (individual records)

 namecountrymedals countsport
1LE CLOS ChadSouth Africa4Aquatics
2HEYNS PenelopeSouth Africa3Aquatics
3WINSLOW Charles LyndhurstSouth Africa3Tennis
4SCHOEMAN RolandSouth Africa3Aquatics
5RUDD Bevil Gordon D´UrbanSouth Africa3Athletics
6BEKKER Daniel WepenerSouth Africa2Boxing
7SHARDELOW Thomas FrederickSouth Africa2Cycling
8VAN DER BURGH CameronSouth Africa2Aquatics
9SWIFT Alfred JamesSouth Africa2Cycling
10KALTENBRUN Henry JustavesSouth Africa2Cycling
11SCHOENMAKER TatjanaSouth Africa2Aquatics
12SMITH William R.South Africa2Cycling
13KITSON Harry AustinSouth Africa2Tennis
14WALKER James R.South Africa2Cycling
15CLOETE HestrieSouth Africa2Athletics
16ATKINSON SidneySouth Africa2Athletics
17SEMENYA CasterSouth Africa2Athletics
18ROBINSON Raymond LeonardSouth Africa2Cycling
19SAGE DylanSouth Africa1Rugby
20THOMPSON JamesSouth Africa1Rowing
21AFRIKA CecilSouth Africa1Rugby
22BODLEY RobertSouth Africa1Shooting
23SMITH William H.South Africa1Boxing
24FERNS LyndonSouth Africa1Aquatics
25STEVENS LawrenceSouth Africa1Boxing
26HARTLEY BridgetteSouth Africa1Canoe / Kayak
27HARRISON Joan CynthiaSouth Africa1Aquatics
28WALKER ReginaldSouth Africa1Athletics
29DAVEL HarrySouth Africa1Athletics
30SMITH KwaggaSouth Africa1Rugby
31AGABA TimSouth Africa1Rugby
32LOUBSCHER Henry JamesSouth Africa1Boxing
33BUCHANAN Ferdinand Lindley AugustusSouth Africa1Shooting
34SEPENG HezekielSouth Africa1Athletics
35REDFORD Marie E.South Africa1Aquatics
36NEETHLING RykSouth Africa1Aquatics
37PIERCE ErnestSouth Africa1Boxing
38ROBB-HASENJÄGER Daphne Lilian EvelynSouth Africa1Athletics
39HEFFERON Charles A.South Africa1Athletics
40ESTMAN GeorgeSouth Africa1Cycling
41OLDFIELD Clarence WinstonSouth Africa1Athletics
42SNYMAN PhilipSouth Africa1Rugby
43BROWN KyleSouth Africa1Rugby
44SPENCE Malcolm CliveSouth Africa1Athletics
45HARVEY George HenrySouth Africa1Shooting
46THUGWANE JosiaSouth Africa1Athletics
47RENNIE RhodaSouth Africa1Aquatics
48TOWNSEND DarianSouth Africa1Aquatics
49CARSTENS David DanielSouth Africa1Boxing
50BRAND Esther CorneliaSouth Africa1Athletics
51MCARTHUR Kennedy KaneSouth Africa1Athletics
52FOWLER Robert GeraldSouth Africa1Cycling
53OOSTERLAAK JackSouth Africa1Athletics
54SPECKMAN RosckoSouth Africa1Rugby
55VAN NIEKERK WaydeSouth Africa1Athletics
56DE JONGH JuanSouth Africa1Rugby
57WALKER Clarence LeonardSouth Africa1Boxing
58MEYERS WilliamSouth Africa1Boxing
59MORGAN Frederick HenrySouth Africa1Shooting
60PARKIN TerenceSouth Africa1Aquatics
61RUSSELL KathleenSouth Africa1Aquatics
62MULAUDZI MbulaeniSouth Africa1Athletics
63CATTERALL CharlesSouth Africa1Boxing
64TOWEEL William MichaelSouth Africa1Boxing
65GITSHAM Christian W.South Africa1Athletics
66SCHOEMAN HenriSouth Africa1Triathlon
67MANYONGA LuvoSouth Africa1Athletics
68GEDULD JustinSouth Africa1Rugby
69MEYER ElanaSouth Africa1Athletics
70SMITH DavidSouth Africa1Shooting
71HERBERT LlewellynSouth Africa1Athletics
72VAN DER GOES Frederica JohannaSouth Africa1Aquatics
73CECH DonovanSouth Africa1Rowing
74ARTHUR JohnSouth Africa1Boxing
75NIEMAN Andries C.South Africa1Boxing
76LEWIS RudolphSouth Africa1Cycling
77ABERNETHY MoiraSouth Africa1Aquatics
78BRITTAIN MatthewSouth Africa1Rowing
79VILJOEN SunetteSouth Africa1Athletics
80HOUGAARD FrancoisSouth Africa1Rugby
81MYBURGH Jeanette EvelynSouth Africa1Aquatics
82FERREIRA WayneSouth Africa1Tennis
83RAYMOND LouisSouth Africa1Tennis
84KRUGER FrantzSouth Africa1Athletics
85ISAACS HarrySouth Africa1Boxing
86DI CLEMENTE RamonSouth Africa1Rowing
87SHEPHERD DennisSouth Africa1Boxing
88LEISCHING Leonard JohnSouth Africa1Boxing
89KOK WernerSouth Africa1Rugby
90BUITENDAG BiancaSouth Africa1Surfing
91NDLOVU SizweSouth Africa1Rowing
92BRITTAIN LawrenceSouth Africa1Rowing
93MYBURGH Natalie AnnSouth Africa1Aquatics
94NORVAL PietSouth Africa1Tennis
95MACMASTER CecilSouth Africa1Athletics
96MAAKAL JennySouth Africa1Aquatics
97MOKOENA KhotsoSouth Africa1Athletics
98DREYER GeraldSouth Africa1Boxing
99VAN SCHALKWYK Theunis JacobusSouth Africa1Boxing
100KOLBE CheslinSouth Africa1Rugby
101SMITH JohnSouth Africa1Rowing
102KEELING ShaunSouth Africa1Rowing
103ROBERTS Susan ElizabethSouth Africa1Aquatics
104GOOSEN Harry W.South Africa1Cycling
105KRIEL MarianneSouth Africa1Aquatics
106CLARK Marjorie R.South Africa1Athletics
107HUNTER GeorgeSouth Africa1Boxing


Multiple medalists
 1)   LE CLOS Chad  4 
 
 2)   HEYNS Penelope  3 
 
 3)   SCHOEMAN Roland  3 
 
 4)   WINSLOW Charles Lyndhurst  3 
 
 5)   RUDD Bevil Gordon D´Urban  3 
 
 6)   CLOETE Hestrie  2 
 
 7)   SEMENYA Caster  2 
 
 8)   VAN DER BURGH Cameron  2 
 
 9)   SCHOENMAKER Tatjana  2 
 
 10)   KITSON Harry Austin  2 
 
 11)   KALTENBRUN Henry Justaves  2 
 
 12)   SMITH William R.  2 
 
 13)   WALKER James R.  2 
 
 14)   ATKINSON Sidney  2 
 
 15)   ROBINSON Raymond Leonard  2 
 
 16)   SHARDELOW Thomas Frederick  2 
 
 17)   SWIFT Alfred James  2 
 
 18)   BEKKER Daniel Wepener  2 
 


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