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South Africa at the 1920 Summer Olympics

January 21, 2023

The Union of South Africa competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 39 competitors, 38 men and 1 woman, took part in 34 events in 7 sports.[1]

South Africa at the
1920 Summer Olympics
IOC codeRSA
NOCSouth African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sascoc.co.za
in Antwerp
Competitors39 in 7 sports
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
3
Silver
4
Bronze
3
Total
10
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

J.J. Van Rensburg - wrestling

Aquatics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics

A single swimmer represented South Africa in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Nash did not advance to the final in either event.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Women
Swimmer Event Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Blanche Nash 100 m free Unknown 5 Did not advance
300 m free Unknown 6 Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics

13 athletes represented South Africa in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in athletics, a sport in which South Africa had competed each time the country had appeared at the Olympics. The team took three total medals, one of each color, with Rudd winning two on his own and being part of the relay that won the silver. It was the country's best result in athletics to date.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jacobus Bukes 100 m 11.0 2 Q 11.0 3 Did not advance
200 m 23.4 3 Did not advance
Henry Dafel 400 m 51.2 2 Q 50.8 1 Q 50.4 3 Q 50.6 6
800 m — 1:59.2 3 Q 6 Did not advance
Leonard Dixon 100 m 3 Did not advance
James Doig 800 m — 1:59.6 4 Q 2:01.5 7 Did not advance
Christian Gitsham Marathon — Did not finish
Francis Irvine 100 m 3 Did not advance
200 m 23.3 3 Did not advance
400 m 52.5 4 Did not advance
Harold Jeppe 110 m hurdles — 3 Did not advance
Cecil McMaster 3 km walk — 13:48.5 2 Q 13:23.6 4
10 km walk — 51:39.0 2 Q 50:04.0 4
Clarence Oldfield 400 m 52.2 2 Q 51.1 5 Did not advance
Jack Oosterlaak 100 m 11.0 1 Q 11.0 1 Q 4 Did not advance
200 m 23.2 2 Q 23.0 1 Q 22.7 3 Q 22.4 6
Leonard Richardson Cross country — Did not finish
Bevil Rudd 400 m 51.6 1 Q 51.3 2 Q 49.7 2 Q 49.6  
800 m — 1:55.0 1 Q 1:57.0 1 Q 1:53.6  
Adriaan "Attie" van Heerden 400 m hurdles — Did not finish Did not advance
Jacobus Bukes
Henry Dafel
Francis Irvine
Jack Oosterlaak 		4 × 100 m relay — 44.4 3 Did not advance
Henry Dafel
Clarence Oldfield
Jack Oosterlaak
Bevil Rudd 		4 × 400 m relay — 3:38.6 1 Q 3:23.0  

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Seven boxers represented South Africa at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's debut in boxing. Walker won the nation's first Olympic boxing medal, a gold in the bantamweight.

Boxer Weight class Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / Bronze match
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Richard Beland Lightweight N/A   Grégoire (FRA)
W 		  Van Muyzen (BEL)
W 		  Mosberg (USA)
L 		  Newton (CAN)
L 		4
William Bradley Middleweight Bye   Hesterman (NED)
W 		  Herscovitch (CAN)
L 		Did not advance 5
Thomas Holdstock Light heavyweight N/A   Clementz (NOR)
W 		  Eagan (USA)
L 		Did not advance 5
Roy Ingram Welterweight Bye   Stokstad (NOR)
L 		Did not advance 9
Jim MacGregor Light heavyweight N/A   Schell (USA)
L 		Did not advance 9
Joseph Thomas Welterweight Bye   Schneider (CAN)
L 		Did not advance 9
Clarence Walker Bantamweight N/A   Bouwens (BEL)
W 		  Hartman (USA)
W 		  McKenzie (GBR)
W 		  Graham (CAN)
W 		 

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Five cyclists represented South Africa in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. The South Africans took three medals, including silvers in the tandem (Smith and Walker) and individual time trial (by Kaltenbrun) and a bronze in the team pursuit. The team pursuit medal was awarded due to South Africa having the faster time of the two semifinal losers.

Road cycling

Cyclist Event Final
Result Rank
Henry Kaltenbrunn Time trial 4:41:26.6  
James Walker Time trial Did not finish

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist Event Heats Quarterfinals Repechage semis Repechage final Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Hendrik Goosen Sprint Unknown 3 Did not advance
William Smith Sprint Unknown 3 Did not advance
50 km N/A Unknown 7
George Thursfield Sprint Unknown 2 Q 13.2 1 Q Advanced directly 15.2 2 Did not advance
James Walker Sprint 13.6 1 Q 13.6 1 Q Advanced directly 15.2 3 Did not advance
50 km N/A Did not finish
Hendrik Goosen
George Thursfield 		Tandem N/A Unknown 2 N/A Did not advance
William Smith
James Walker 		Tandem N/A 13.0 1 Q N/A 12.6 1 Q Unknown  
Hendrik Goosen
Henry Kaltenbrunn
William Smith
James Walker 		Team pursuit N/A 5:21.0 1 Q N/A 5:17.8 2 Did not advance  

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Seven shooters represented South Africa in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. South Africa won its first Olympic shooting medal, with the silver in the long-range team prone military rifle.

Shooter Event Final
Result Rank
Robert Bodley 50 m small-bore rifle Unknown
300 m free rifle, 3 pos. Unknown
George Harvey 50 m small-bore rifle Unknown
300 m free rifle, 3 pos. Unknown
George Lishman 50 m small-bore rifle Unknown
Fred Morgan 50 m small-bore rifle Unknown
300 m free rifle, 3 pos. Unknown
Mark Paxton 50 m small-bore rifle Unknown
300 m free rifle, 3 pos. Unknown
David Smith 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. Unknown
Robert Bodley
Ferdinand Buchanan
George Harvey
Fred Morgan
David Smith 		600 m team military rifle, prone 287  
300 & 600 m team military rifle, prone 560 5
Robert Bodley
Ferdinand Buchanan
Fred Morgan
Mark Paxton
David Smith 		300 m team military rifle, standing 233 9
Robert Bodley
George Harvey
George Lishman
Fred Morgan
Mark Paxton 		50 m team small-bore rifle 1755 8
Robert Bodley
George Harvey
Fred Morgan
Mark Paxton
David Smith 		Team free rifle 4292 10
Robert Bodley
George Lishman
Fred Morgan
Mark Paxton
David Smith 		300 m team military rifle, prone 276 8

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Five tennis players, all men, competed for South Africa in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Winslow, the defending gold medalist in the singles, fell to Ichiya Kumagae in the semifinals and finished with the bronze medal. Kumagae had also beaten Dodd in the quarterfinals. Raymond won the other semifinal, however, and then beat Kumagae to take the gold. Both men's doubles pairs lost in the quarterfinals.

Player Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
George Dodd Men's singles   Blanchy (FRA)
W 2–6, 6–2, 6–1, 9–7 		  Décugis (FRA)
W 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 		  Kashio (JPN)
W 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 		  Kumagae (JPN)
L 7–5, 6–1, 6–1 		Did not advance 5
Brian Norton Men's singles   Décugis (FRA)
L 6–4, 12–10, 2–6, 8–6 		Did not advance 32
Louis Raymond Men's singles Bye   van den Bemden (BEL)
W 7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 6–1 		  Brugnon (FRA)
W 3–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–1 		  Malström (SWE)
W 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 		  Turnbull (GBR)
W 2–6, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 		  Kumagae (JPN)
W 5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 		 
Charles Winslow Men's singles Bye   Samazeuilh (FRA)
W 7–5, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 		  Washer (BEL)
W 8–6, 6–4, 6–1 		  Lowe (GBR)
W 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 		  Kumagae (JPN)
L 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 		  Turnbull (GBR)
W 		 
Cecil Blackbeard
George Dodd 		Men's doubles N/A   Beamish & Lowe (GBR)
W 6–1, 10–8, 6–3 		  Lawton & Samazeuilh (FRA)
W 6–3, 6–0, 9–7 		  Albarran & Décugis (FRA)
L 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 		Did not advance 5
Brian Norton
Louis Raymond 		Men's doubles N/A   J. Alonso & M. Alonso (ESP)
W 6–3, 7–5, 6–0 		  Ardelt & Žemla-Rázný (TCH)
W 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 		  Kashio & Kumagae (JPN)
L 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 		Did not advance 5

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics

A single wrestler competed for South Africa in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Hans J.J. van Rensburg was defeated in the quarterfinals of the freestyle light heavyweight.

Freestyle

Wrestler Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals / Bronze match Rank
Hans van Rensburg Light heavyweight N/A   Snoeck (BEL) (W)   Courant (SUI) (L) Did not advance 5

References

  1. ^ . sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

External links

  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2011.
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 16 August 2007.
  • International Olympic Committee results database

January 21, 2023
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The Union of South Africa competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp Belgium 39 competitors 38 men and 1 woman took part in 34 events in 7 sports 1 South Africa at the1920 Summer OlympicsIOC codeRSANOCSouth African Sports Confederation and Olympic CommitteeWebsitewww wbr sascoc wbr co wbr zain AntwerpCompetitors39 in 7 sportsMedalsRanked 11thGold 3 Silver 4 Bronze 3 Total 10Summer Olympics appearances overview 1904190819121920192419281932193619481952195619601964 198819921996200020042008201220162020 Contents 1 Medalists 1 1 Gold 1 2 Silver 1 3 Bronze 2 Aquatics 2 1 Swimming 3 Athletics 4 Boxing 5 Cycling 5 1 Road cycling 5 2 Track cycling 6 Shooting 7 Tennis 8 Wrestling 8 1 Freestyle 9 References 10 External linksMedalists EditGold Edit Bevil Rudd Athletics Men s 400m Clarence Walker Boxing Bantamweight Louis Raymond Tennis Men s singlesSilver Edit Henry Dafel Clarence Oldfield Jack Oosterlaak and Bevil Rudd Athletics Men s 4 400 m relay Henry Kaltenbrunn Cycling Men s Individual Time Trial William Smith and James Walker Cycling Men s Tandem David Smith Robert Bodley Ferdinand Buchanan George Harvey and Frederick Morgan Shooting Men s Team 600m military rifleBronze Edit Bevil Rudd Athletics Men s 800m James Walker William Smith Henry Kaltenbrun and Harry Goosen Cycling Men s Team pursuit Charles Winslow Tennis Men s singlesJ J Van Rensburg wrestlingAquatics EditSwimming Edit Main article Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics A single swimmer represented South Africa in 1920 It was the nation s second appearance in the sport Nash did not advance to the final in either event Ranks given are within the heat WomenSwimmer Event Semifinals FinalResult Rank Result RankBlanche Nash 100 m free Unknown 5 Did not advance300 m free Unknown 6 Did not advanceAthletics EditMain article Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics 13 athletes represented South Africa in 1920 It was the nation s fourth appearance in athletics a sport in which South Africa had competed each time the country had appeared at the Olympics The team took three total medals one of each color with Rudd winning two on his own and being part of the relay that won the silver It was the country s best result in athletics to date Ranks given are within the heat Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals FinalResult Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result RankJacobus Bukes 100 m 11 0 2 Q 11 0 3 Did not advance200 m 23 4 3 Did not advanceHenry Dafel 400 m 51 2 2 Q 50 8 1 Q 50 4 3 Q 50 6 6800 m 1 59 2 3 Q 6 Did not advanceLeonard Dixon 100 m 3 Did not advanceJames Doig 800 m 1 59 6 4 Q 2 01 5 7 Did not advanceChristian Gitsham Marathon Did not finishFrancis Irvine 100 m 3 Did not advance200 m 23 3 3 Did not advance400 m 52 5 4 Did not advanceHarold Jeppe 110 m hurdles 3 Did not advanceCecil McMaster 3 km walk 13 48 5 2 Q 13 23 6 410 km walk 51 39 0 2 Q 50 04 0 4Clarence Oldfield 400 m 52 2 2 Q 51 1 5 Did not advanceJack Oosterlaak 100 m 11 0 1 Q 11 0 1 Q 4 Did not advance200 m 23 2 2 Q 23 0 1 Q 22 7 3 Q 22 4 6Leonard Richardson Cross country Did not finishBevil Rudd 400 m 51 6 1 Q 51 3 2 Q 49 7 2 Q 49 6 800 m 1 55 0 1 Q 1 57 0 1 Q 1 53 6 Adriaan Attie van Heerden 400 m hurdles Did not finish Did not advanceJacobus Bukes Henry Dafel Francis Irvine Jack Oosterlaak 4 100 m relay 44 4 3 Did not advanceHenry Dafel Clarence Oldfield Jack Oosterlaak Bevil Rudd 4 400 m relay 3 38 6 1 Q 3 23 0 Boxing EditMain article Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics Seven boxers represented South Africa at the 1920 Games It was the nation s debut in boxing Walker won the nation s first Olympic boxing medal a gold in the bantamweight Boxer Weight class Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Bronze matchOppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore RankRichard Beland Lightweight N A Gregoire FRA W Van Muyzen BEL W Mosberg USA L Newton CAN L 4William Bradley Middleweight Bye Hesterman NED W Herscovitch CAN L Did not advance 5Thomas Holdstock Light heavyweight N A Clementz NOR W Eagan USA L Did not advance 5Roy Ingram Welterweight Bye Stokstad NOR L Did not advance 9Jim MacGregor Light heavyweight N A Schell USA L Did not advance 9Joseph Thomas Welterweight Bye Schneider CAN L Did not advance 9Clarence Walker Bantamweight N A Bouwens BEL W Hartman USA W McKenzie GBR W Graham CAN W Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent Belgium 2 0 1 000 Canada 1 3 250 France 1 0 1 000 Great Britain 1 0 1 000 Netherlands 1 0 1 000 Norway 1 1 500 United States 1 3 250Total 8 7 533 Round Wins Losses PercentRound of 32 0 0 Round of 16 4 3 571Quarterfinals 2 2 500Semifinals 1 1 500Final 1 0 1 000Bronze match 0 1 000Total 8 7 533Cycling EditMain article Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics Five cyclists represented South Africa in 1920 It was the nation s third appearance in the sport The South Africans took three medals including silvers in the tandem Smith and Walker and individual time trial by Kaltenbrun and a bronze in the team pursuit The team pursuit medal was awarded due to South Africa having the faster time of the two semifinal losers Road cycling Edit Cyclist Event FinalResult RankHenry Kaltenbrunn Time trial 4 41 26 6 James Walker Time trial Did not finishTrack cycling Edit Ranks given are within the heat Cyclist Event Heats Quarterfinals Repechage semis Repechage final Semifinals FinalResult Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result RankHendrik Goosen Sprint Unknown 3 Did not advanceWilliam Smith Sprint Unknown 3 Did not advance50 km N A Unknown 7George Thursfield Sprint Unknown 2 Q 13 2 1 Q Advanced directly 15 2 2 Did not advanceJames Walker Sprint 13 6 1 Q 13 6 1 Q Advanced directly 15 2 3 Did not advance50 km N A Did not finishHendrik Goosen George Thursfield Tandem N A Unknown 2 N A Did not advanceWilliam Smith James Walker Tandem N A 13 0 1 Q N A 12 6 1 Q Unknown Hendrik Goosen Henry Kaltenbrunn William Smith James Walker Team pursuit N A 5 21 0 1 Q N A 5 17 8 2 Did not advance Shooting EditMain article Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics Seven shooters represented South Africa in 1920 It was the nation s second appearance in the sport South Africa won its first Olympic shooting medal with the silver in the long range team prone military rifle Shooter Event FinalResult RankRobert Bodley 50 m small bore rifle Unknown300 m free rifle 3 pos UnknownGeorge Harvey 50 m small bore rifle Unknown300 m free rifle 3 pos UnknownGeorge Lishman 50 m small bore rifle UnknownFred Morgan 50 m small bore rifle Unknown300 m free rifle 3 pos UnknownMark Paxton 50 m small bore rifle Unknown300 m free rifle 3 pos UnknownDavid Smith 300 m free rifle 3 pos UnknownRobert Bodley Ferdinand Buchanan George Harvey Fred Morgan David Smith 600 m team military rifle prone 287 300 amp 600 m team military rifle prone 560 5Robert Bodley Ferdinand Buchanan Fred Morgan Mark Paxton David Smith 300 m team military rifle standing 233 9Robert Bodley George Harvey George Lishman Fred Morgan Mark Paxton 50 m team small bore rifle 1755 8Robert Bodley George Harvey Fred Morgan Mark Paxton David Smith Team free rifle 4292 10Robert Bodley George Lishman Fred Morgan Mark Paxton David Smith 300 m team military rifle prone 276 8Tennis EditMain article Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics Five tennis players all men competed for South Africa in 1920 It was the nation s third appearance in the sport Winslow the defending gold medalist in the singles fell to Ichiya Kumagae in the semifinals and finished with the bronze medal Kumagae had also beaten Dodd in the quarterfinals Raymond won the other semifinal however and then beat Kumagae to take the gold Both men s doubles pairs lost in the quarterfinals Player Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals RankOppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScoreGeorge Dodd Men s singles Blanchy FRA W 2 6 6 2 6 1 9 7 Decugis FRA W 6 2 6 1 6 1 Kashio JPN W 6 3 4 6 6 2 3 6 6 1 Kumagae JPN L 7 5 6 1 6 1 Did not advance 5Brian Norton Men s singles Decugis FRA L 6 4 12 10 2 6 8 6 Did not advance 32Louis Raymond Men s singles Bye van den Bemden BEL W 7 5 6 1 4 6 6 1 Brugnon FRA W 3 6 6 2 6 0 6 1 Malstrom SWE W 6 3 6 1 6 1 Turnbull GBR W 2 6 1 6 6 2 6 2 6 1 Kumagae JPN W 5 7 6 4 7 5 6 4 Charles Winslow Men s singles Bye Samazeuilh FRA W 7 5 2 6 6 3 6 2 Washer BEL W 8 6 6 4 6 1 Lowe GBR W 6 4 3 6 6 4 3 6 6 2 Kumagae JPN L 6 2 6 2 6 2 Turnbull GBR W Cecil Blackbeard George Dodd Men s doubles N A Beamish amp Lowe GBR W 6 1 10 8 6 3 Lawton amp Samazeuilh FRA W 6 3 6 0 9 7 Albarran amp Decugis FRA L 3 6 6 4 6 4 7 5 Did not advance 5Brian Norton Louis Raymond Men s doubles N A J Alonso amp M Alonso ESP W 6 3 7 5 6 0 Ardelt amp Zemla Razny TCH W 6 1 6 4 6 4 Kashio amp Kumagae JPN L 6 3 6 2 4 6 6 3 Did not advance 5Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent Belgium 2 0 1 000 Czechoslovakia 1 0 1 000 France 5 2 714 Great Britain 4 0 1 000 Japan 2 3 400 Spain 1 0 1 000 Sweden 1 0 1 000Total 16 5 762 Round Wins Losses PercentRound of 64 1 1 500Round of 32 5 0 1 000Round of 16 5 0 1 000Quarterfinals 2 3 400Semifinals 1 1 500Final 1 0 1 000Bronze match 1 0 1 000Total 16 5 762Wrestling EditMain article Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics A single wrestler competed for South Africa in 1920 It was the nation s debut in the sport Hans J J van Rensburg was defeated in the quarterfinals of the freestyle light heavyweight Freestyle Edit Wrestler Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Bronze match RankHans van Rensburg Light heavyweight N A Snoeck BEL W Courant SUI L Did not advance 5Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent Belgium 1 0 1 000 Switzerland 0 1 000Total 1 1 500 Round Wins Losses PercentRound of 32 0 0 Round of 16 1 0 1 000Quarterfinals 0 1 000Semifinals 0 0 Final 0 0 Bronze match 0 0 Total 1 1 500References Edit South Africa at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 14 December 2014 External links EditBelgium Olympic Committee 1957 Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 Official Report PDF in French Archived from the original PDF on 5 May 2011 Wudarski Pawel 1999 Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich in Polish Retrieved 16 August 2007 International Olympic Committee results database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South Africa at the 1920 Summer Olympics amp oldid 1120381106, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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