Schalk Booysen

{{short description|South African sprinter}}

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| nationality = South African

| sport = Sprinting

| event = 200 metres

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|8|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Pretoria, South Africa

| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|5|1|1927|8|22|df=yes}}

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Schalk David Booysen (22 August 1927 – 1 May 2011) was a South African sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics where he was also the flag bearer for South Africa in the opening ceremony.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/flagbearers?country_id=RSA |title=Flagbearers for South Africa |website=olympedia.org |publisher=OlyMADMen |access-date=7 January 2024}} He finished seventh in the 1950 British Empire Games 880 yards. In the 1950 British Empire Games 440 yards he was eliminated in the heats.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/schalk-booysen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418004344/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/schalk-booysen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Schalk Booysen Olympic Results |access-date=9 July 2017}}