South Africa at the Olympics |
Olympic facts about South Africa | ||||||
NOC: | South Africa | |||||
IOC code: |
RSA |
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Olympic debut: |
Summer: |
St. Louis 1904 |
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Winter: | Squaw Valley 1960 | |||||
Olympic participation: |
Summer: |
1904-1960, 1992 and onwards |
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Winter: | 1960, 1994-2010, 2014 | |||||
South African Olympic Medals | ||||||
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |||
Summer Olympics | 27 | 33 | 29 | 89 | ||
Winter Olympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Top Sports | ||||||
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |||
1. | Athletics | 9 | 13 | 6 | 28 | |
2. | Swimming | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | |
3. | Boxing | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | |
4. | Tennis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
5. | Cycling | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
Complete list of South Africa's medals in Olympic sports | ||||||
Notes: | ||||||
The medal count for Summer and Winter Olympics is representing medals won in competitions which in the course of time have finally become part of either the summer olympics or the winter olympics. The division between summer and winter olympic games did not exist until 1924 and in the period before this winter and summer sports were on a few occasions present at the olympics side by side. | ||||||
These facts about South Africa at the olympics are based on the official reports of the olympics and the games-encyclo's olympic database |