South Africa at the Olympics
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| IOC code | RSA (你 used at these Games) |
| NOC | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
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South Africa first participated at the Olympic Games in 1904, and sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games until 1960. After the passage of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1761 in 1962 in response to South Africa's policy of apartheid, the nation was barred from the Games.
After the negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa commenced in 1990, the nation re-joined the Olympic movement. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee was created in 1991, and South Africa returned to the Games at the 1992 Summer Olympics (and the 1992 Summer Paralympics). South Africa also participated in the Winter Olympic Games in 1960, and since 1994.
South African athletes have won a total of 86 medals, with athletics, boxing, and swimming as the top medal-producing sports.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
| 1904 St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 London | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1912 Stockholm | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 1920 Antwerp | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 1924 Paris | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1932 Los Angeles | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1936 Berlin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1948 London | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1956 Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1960 Rome | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1964 Tokyo | banned because of apartheid | |||
| 1968 Mexico City | ||||
| 1972 Munich | ||||
| 1976 Montreal | banned because of apartheid (SAORGA expelled) | |||
| 1980 Moscow | ||||
| 1984 Los Angeles | ||||
| 1988 Seoul | ||||
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 Athens | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 London | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020 Tokyo | future event | |||
| 2024 Paris | ||||
| 2028 Los Angeles | ||||
| Total | 26 | 31 | 29 | 86 |
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Medals by sport
 Athletics |
9 | 13 | 7 | 29 |
 Boxing |
6 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
 Swimming |
6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
 Tennis |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 Cycling |
1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
 Rowing |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Shooting |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Canoeing |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rugby |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Triathlon |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 26 | 31 | 29 | 86 |
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List of medalists
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See also
- List of flag bearers for South Africa at the Olympics
- Category:Olympic competitors for South Africa
- South Africa at the Paralympics
References
External links
- "South Africa". International Olympic Committee.
- Template:IOC medals
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
- "South Africa". Sports-Reference.com.
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