South Africa in Athletics
Results in Melbourne 1956*


Athlete	Event	Heat	Res.	Pos.


Jan Barnard	Marathon M	Final	dnf	-


Mechiel Burger	110 m hurdles M	Semifinal	15,0	6
		Round 1	14,4	3	Q


Mercer Davies	Marathon M	Final	2.39.48	14


Stephanus du Plessis	Discus throw M	Final	48,49	13
		Qualifying Round	50,69	2	Q


Hermina Geyser	High jump W	Final	1,64	8
		Qualifying Round	1,58	4	Q


Gerhardus Potgieter	400 m hurdles M	Final	56,0	6
		Semifinal	51,3	3	Q
		Round 1	52,0	2	Q


Neville Price	Long jump M	Final	7,28	7
		Qualifying Round	7,28	11	q


Malcolm Spence	400 m M	Final	48,3	6
		Semifinal	47,2	2	Q
		Quarterfinal	47,4	2	Q
		Round 1	47,7	1	Q


Elaine Winter	100 m W	Round 1	12,5	4

	80 m hurdles W	Semifinal	11,3	5
		Round 1	11,1	2	Q


* The list of South African olympians in Athletics at the Melbourne 1956 Olympics is not yet completed. All possible medalists are already included.

These facts about South Africa in Athletics at the Olympic Games in Melbourne 1956 is based on the official olympic reports and Olympian Database

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