1956 Olympians from South Africa

By sport

The full list - Men:

  1. (11058) Ray Robinson (RSA/CYT/1952-56)
  2. (9579) Tommy Shardelow (RSA/CYT/1952-56)
  3. (9120) Daan Bekker (RSA/BOX/1956-60)
  4. (8040) Jimmy Swift (RSA/CYT-CYR/1952-56)
  5. (4202) Bobby Fowler (RSA/CYT-CYR/1952-60)
  6. (3981) Henry Loubscher (RSA/BOX/1956-60)
  7. (3600) Malcolm Spence (RSA/ATH/1956-60)
  8. (3199) Len Leisching (RSA/BOX/1952-56)
  9. (3000) Coenraad de Villiers (RSA/WRF/1956-60)
  10. (2166) Peter Duncan (RSA/SWI/1952-56)
  11. (1344) Jan Theron (RSA/WRF/1952-56)
  12. (1250) Alfred Evans (RSA/SAI/1956)
  13. (1250) John Sully (RSA/SAI/1956)
  14. (1202) Abe Jonker (RSA/CYT-CYR/1956-60)
  15. (1200) Jan Hettema (RSA/CYT-CYR/1956)
  16. (1200) Manie van Zyl (RSA/WRF/1956-60)
  17. (962.4) Alexander Webster (RSA/BOX/1952-56)
  18. (960.0) Eric Bongers (RSA/SAI/1956)
  19. (960.0) Gert Potgieter (RSA/ATH/1956)
  20. (861.0) Nicholas André (RSA/BOX/1956)
  21. (840.0) Abe Geldenhuys (RSA/WRF/1956-60)
  22. (696.0) Neville Price (RSA/ATH/1952-56)
  23. (600.0) Reg Gaffley (RSA/WEI/1956)
  24. (560.0) Noel Horsfield (RSA/SAI/1952-56)
  25. (171.6) Dennis Ford (RSA/SWI/1952-56)
  26. (162.0) Piet van Vuuren (RSA/BOX/1956)
  27. (160.0) Denis Hegarty (RSA/SAI/1956)
  28. (160.0) Geoff Myburgh (RSA/SAI/1956)
  29. (150.0) Gaston Gaffney (RSA/WEI/1956-60)
  30. (150.0) Jannie Greeff (RSA/WEI/1956)
  31. (78.00) Danie Burger (RSA/ATH/1956)
  32. (70.56) Billy Steuart (RSA/SWI/1956)
  33. (38.78) Fanie du Plessis (RSA/ATH/1956-60)
  34. (25.60) Tony Briscoe (RSA/SWI/1956)
  35. (24.00) Mercer Davies (RSA/ATH/1956)
  36. (10.08) Okkie van Greunen (RSA/MOP/1956-60)
  37. (10.00) Harry Schmidt (RSA/MOP/1952-56)
  38. (4.080) Eddie Ludick (RSA/BOX/1956)
  39. (4.007) Johannes Human (RSA/SHO/1956-60)
  40. (0.010) Robin Lavine (RSA/SHO/1956)
  41. (-3.65) Ronnie Lombard (RSA/GYM/1952-56)
  42. (-3.13) Marthinus du Plessis (RSA/MOP/1956)
  43. (-5.96) Jan Barnard (RSA/ATH/1956)
  44. (-5.11) Jack Wells (RSA/GYM/1952-56)

The full list - Women:

  1. (996.0) Natalie Myburgh (RSA/SWI/1956)
  2. (790.0) Moira Abernethy (RSA/SWI/1956)
  3. (780.0) Susan Roberts (RSA/SWI/1956)
  4. (665.6) Jeanette Myburgh (RSA/SWI/1956)
  5. (384.0) Hermina Geyser (RSA/ATH/1956)
  6. (195.7) Elaine Winter (RSA/ATH/1956)

Men who competed before:

  1. (11058) Ray Robinson (RSA/CYT/1952-56)
  2. (9579) Tommy Shardelow (RSA/CYT/1952-56)
  3. (8040) Jimmy Swift (RSA/CYT-CYR/1952-56)
  4. (4202) Bobby Fowler (RSA/CYT-CYR/1952-60)
  5. (3199) Len Leisching (RSA/BOX/1952-56)
  6. (2166) Peter Duncan (RSA/SWI/1952-56)
  7. (1344) Jan Theron (RSA/WRF/1952-56)
  8. (962.4) Alexander Webster (RSA/BOX/1952-56)
  9. (696.0) Neville Price (RSA/ATH/1952-56)
  10. (560.0) Noel Horsfield (RSA/SAI/1952-56)
  11. (171.6) Dennis Ford (RSA/SWI/1952-56)
  12. (10.00) Harry Schmidt (RSA/MOP/1952-56)
  13. (-3.65) Ronnie Lombard (RSA/GYM/1952-56)
  14. (-5.11) Jack Wells (RSA/GYM/1952-56)

full list for South Africa

Written 2020-03-24 - last modified 2020-03-24

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