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)  Cycling  6 
 12,00% 
 5)  Athletics  6 
 12,00% 
 6)  Rowing  2 
 4,00% 
 7)  Tennis  1 
 2,00% 
 8)  Canoe / Kayak  1 
 2,00% 
 9)  Triathlon  1 
 2,00% 


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

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


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


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