South Africa in Athletics |
Athlete |
Event |
Heat |
Res. |
Pos. |
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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 |