South Africa at the Olympics
| 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 |
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| Medals |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
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
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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 | banned because of apartheid (SAORGA expelled) | |||
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 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
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| Total | 26 | 31 | 29 | 86 |
Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 29 |
 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 26 | 31 | 29 | 86 |
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.
- "Results and Medalists — South Africa". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
- "South Africa". Sports-Reference.com.