List of medals won by South Africa in Olympic games. The tally includes records, gold, silver and bronze medalists in various olympic games and athletics events.
South Africa at Olympics
South Africa first sent its athletes to participate at the Olympic Games in 1904. Thereafter, the nation sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games until 1960. Due to their policy of apartheid, the nation was barred from the Games and did not contend from 1964 to 1988. After South Africa agreed to end apartheid, the nation re-joined the Olympic movement and the nation returned to the Games at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Athletics, boxing, and swimming have remained the top medal-producing sports for South African athletes.
| Total Medals : 86 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Medals : 25 | Silver Medals : 32 | Bronze Medals : 29 | Overall Rank : 39 |
Olympic Games Medal Table of South Africa (IOC code: RSA)
Year |
Host |
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Ireland and London, United Kingdom | 1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 1912 | Stockholm, Sweden | 4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| 1920 | Antwerp, Belgium | 3 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
| 1924 | Paris, France | 1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| 1928 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| 1932 | Los Angeles, United States | 2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
| 1936 | Berlin, Germany | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1948 | London, United Kingdom | 2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 1952 | Helsinki, Finland | 2 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
| 1956 | Melbourne, Australia | 0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
| 1960 | Rome, Italy | 0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | 0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 1996 | Atlanta, United States | 3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| 2000 | Sydney, Australia | 0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| 2004 | Athens, Greece | 1 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
| 2008 | Beijing, China | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 2012 | London, United Kingdom | 3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2 |
6 |
2 |
10 |
| Total | 25 |
32 |
29 |
86 |
South Africa Total Medal Count by Sport
Sport |
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Triathlon | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Athletics Men | 6 |
8 |
5 |
19 |
| Women Athletics | 2 |
6 |
1 |
9 |
| Boxing | 6 |
4 |
9 |
19 |
| Canoe / Kayak | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Cycling | 1 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
| Rowing | 1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Men's Shooting | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Women's Swimming | 3 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
| Men's Swimming | 3 |
6 |
1 |
10 |
| Tennis | 3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
South Africa Medal Count by Athletes
Athlete Name |
Sports | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad le Clos | Men's Swimming | 1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| Penny Heyns | Women's Swimming | 2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Bevil Rudd | Athletics Men | 1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Cameron van der Burgh | Men's Swimming | 1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Caster Semenya | Women Athletics | 1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Charles Winslow | Tennis | 1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Daniel Bekker | Boxing | 0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Hestrie Cloete | Women Athletics | 0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Roland Mark Schoeman | Men's Swimming | 0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Sydney Atkinson | Athletics Men | 1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Alfred Swift | Cycling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Andries Nieman | Boxing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Bridgitte Hartley | Canoe / Kayak | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Cecil Afrika Tim Agaba Kyle Brown Juan de Jongh Justin Geduld Francois Hougaard Werner Kok Cheslin Kolbe Dylan Sage Seabelo Senatla Kwagga Smith Philip Snyman Roscko Speckman | Rugby | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Cecil McMaster | Athletics Men | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Charles Catterall | Boxing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Charles Hefferon | Athletics Men | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Christian Gitsham | Athletics Men | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Clarence Walker | Boxing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Daphne Hasenjager | Women Athletics | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| David CARSTENS | Boxing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| David Smith, Robert Bodley, Ferdinand Buchanan, George Harvey and Frederick Morgan | Men's Shooting | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Dennis Shepherd | Boxing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Donovan Cech, Ramon di Clemente | Rowing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Elana Meyer | Women Athletics | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Ernest PIERCE | Boxing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Esther Brand | Women Athletics | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Frantz Kruger | Athletics Men | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| George Estman, Robert Fowler, Thomas Shardelow, and Alfred Swift | Cycling | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| George Hunter | Boxing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Gerald Dreyer | Boxing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | Athletics Men | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Harold Kitson | Tennis | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Harold Kitson and Charles Winslow | Tennis | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Harry Isaacs | Boxing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Henri Schoeman | Triathlon | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Henry Dafel, Clarence Oldfield, Jack Oosterlaak and Bevil Rudd | Athletics Men | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Henry Kaltenbrunn | Cycling | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Henry Loubscher | Boxing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Hezekiél Sepeng | Athletics Men | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| James Thompson, Matthew Brittain, John Smith, Sizwe Ndlovu | Rowing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| James Walker, William Smith, Henry Kaltenbrun and Harry Goosen | Cycling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Jenny MAAKAL | Women's Swimming | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Joan Harrison | Women's Swimming | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| John Arthur | Boxing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Josia Thugwane | Athletics Men | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Ken McArthur | Athletics Men | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Lawrence Brittain Shaun Keeling | Rowing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Lawrence STEVENS | Boxing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Leonard Leisching | Boxing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Llewellyn Herbert | Athletics Men | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Louis Raymond | Tennis | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Luvo Manyonga | Athletics Men | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Lyndon Ferns, Ryk Neethling, Roland Mark Schoeman, Darian Townsend | Men's Swimming | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Malcolm Spence | Athletics Men | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Marianne Kriel | Women's Swimming | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Marjorie CLARK | Women Athletics | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Mary Bedford, Rhoda Rennie, Kathleen Russell, Freddie van der Goes | Women's Swimming | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | Athletics Men | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Moira Abernethy, Jeanette Myburgh, Natalie Myburgh and Susan Roberts | Women's Swimming | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Raymond Robinson | Cycling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Raymond Robinson and Thomas Shardelow | Cycling | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Reggie Walker | Athletics Men | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Rudolph Lewis | Cycling | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Sunette Viljoen | Women Athletics | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Terence Parkin | Men's Swimming | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Theunis van Schalkwyk | Boxing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Wayde van Niekerk | Athletics Men | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Wayne Ferreira and Piet Norval | Tennis | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| William Meyers | Boxing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| William Smith | Boxing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| William Smith and James Walker | Cycling | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Willie Toweel | Boxing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |