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South Africa at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

South Africa at the 1936 Summer Olympics

IOC code	RSA
NOC	South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Website	www.sascoc.co.za
in Berlin
Competitors	32 (27 men, 5 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Clarke Scholtz^[1]
Medals Ranked 25th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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The Union of South Africa competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 32 competitors, 27 men and 5 women, took part in 26 events in 6 sports.^[2]

Medalists

Silver

Charles Catterall — Boxing, Men's Featherweight

Athletics

Hurdler Sid Kiel, the holder of the South African record for the 110 metres hurdles, was selected in the South African delegation but boycotted to protest the antisemitism of the German government.^[3]

Boxing

Cycling

Two cyclists, both men, represented South Africa in 1936.

Individual road race

Hennie Binneman
Ted Clayton

Sprint

Ted Clayton

Time trial

Ted Clayton

Rowing

South Africa had one rower participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1936.^[4]

Men's single sculls

Walter Youell

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

^ "Clarke Scholtz". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ "South Africa at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
^ Players / South Africa / Sid Kiel – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "South Africa Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2018.