South African wrestlers in the Olympic Games

South African Olympic Athletes in Wrestling*

Facts Medals Athletes Events


Event			Athletes

Wrestling 1920

	Freestyle light-heavyweight M	RSA	Jan van Rensburg


Wrestling 1928

	Freestyle middleweight M	RSA	Andries Praeg


Wrestling 1936

	Freestyle featherweight M	RSA	Nevil Hall

	Freestyle middleweight M	RSA	Jan van der Merwe


Wrestling 1948

	Freestyle lightweight M	RSA	Anthony Ries

	Freestyle middleweight M	RSA	Carel Reitz

	Freestyle light-heavyweight M	RSA	Patrick Morton


Wrestling 1952

	Freestyle flyweight M	RSA	Louis Baise

	Freestyle lightweight M	RSA	Godfrey Pienaar

	Freestyle middleweight M	RSA	Carel Reitz

	Freestyle light-heavyweight M	RSA	Jacob Theron


Wrestling 1956

	Freestyle featherweight M	RSA	Abraham Geldenhuys

	Freestyle welterweight M	RSA	Coenraad de Villiers


Wrestling 1960

	Freestyle featherweight M	RSA	Abraham Geldenhuys

	Freestyle welterweight M	RSA	Coenraad de Villiers

	Freestyle light-heavyweight M	RSA	Kermanus van Zyl

	Freestyle heavyweight M	RSA	Max Ordman


Wrestling 1996

	Freestyle featherweight M	RSA	Tjaart Du Plessis


Wrestling 2000

	Freestyle welterweight M	RSA	Jannie Du Toit


Wrestling 2004

	Freestyle bantamweight M	RSA	Shaun Williams


Wrestling 2008

	Freestyle lightweight M	RSA	Heinrich Barnes

* The list above only shows a selection of South African wrestlers - All possible medalists are included in the list.

This information about South African wrestlers at the Olympic Games is based on the official olympic reports and the Olympian Database

South African Olympic Athletes in Wrestling*