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South Africa at the 1920 Summer Olympics#Boxing

{{use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}

{{infobox country at games

| NOC = RSA

| NOCname = South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 1920

| flagcaption =

| oldcode = ZAF

| website =

| location = Antwerp

| competitors = 39

| sports = 7

| flagbearer =

| rank = 11

| gold = 3

| silver = 4

| bronze = 3

| officials =

| appearances = auto

| app_begin_year = 1904

| app_end_year =

| summerappearances =

| winterappearances =

| seealso =

}}

The Union of South Africa competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 39 competitors, 38 men and 1 woman, took part in 34 events in 7 sports.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/RSA/summer/1920/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417060237/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/RSA/summer/1920/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=South Africa at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games |access-date=14 December 2014 |work=sports-reference.com}}

Medalists

=Gold=

=Silver=

=Bronze=

Aquatics

=Swimming=

{{main article|Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}

A single swimmer represented South Africa in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Nash did not advance to the final in either event.

Ranks given are within the heat.

; Women

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Swimmer

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

rowspan=2| Blanche Nash

| 100 m free

|align=center| Unknown

|align=center| 5

|align=center colspan=2| did not advance

300 m free

|align=center| Unknown

|align=center| 6

|align=center colspan=2| did not advance

Athletics

{{main article|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}

13 athletes represented South Africa in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in athletics, a sport in which South Africa had competed each time the country had appeared at the Olympics. The team took three total medals, one of each color, with Rudd winning two on his own and being part of the relay that won the silver. It was the country's best result in athletics to date.

Ranks given are within the heat.

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Heats

!colspan=2|Quarterfinals

!colspan=2|Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

rowspan=2| Jacobus Bukes

| 100 m

|align=center| 11.0

|align=center| 2 Q

|align=center| 11.0

|align=center| 3

|align=center colspan=4| did not advance

200 m

|align=center| 23.4

|align=center| 3

|align=center colspan=6| did not advance

rowspan=2| Henry Dafel

| 400 m

|align=center| 51.2

|align=center| 2 Q

|align=center| 50.8

|align=center| 1 Q

|align=center| 50.4

|align=center| 3 Q

|align=center| 50.6

|align=center| 6

800 m

|align=center colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|align=center| 1:59.2

|align=center| 3 Q

|align=center|

|align=center| 6

|align=center colspan=2| did not advance

Leonard Dixon

| 100 m

|align=center|

|align=center| 3

|align=center colspan=6| did not advance

James Doig

| 800 m

|align=center colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|align=center| 1:59.6

|align=center| 4 Q

|align=center| 2:01.5

|align=center| 7

|align=center colspan=2| did not advance

Christian Gitsham

| Marathon

|align=center colspan=6 {{n/a}}

|align=center colspan=2| did not finish

rowspan=3| Francis Irvine

| 100 m

|align=center|

|align=center| 3

|align=center colspan=6| did not advance

200 m

|align=center| 23.3

|align=center| 3

|align=center colspan=6| did not advance

400 m

|align=center|52.5

|align=center| 4

|align=center colspan=6| did not advance

Harold Jeppe

| 110 m hurdles

|align=center colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|align=center|

|align=center| 3

|align=center colspan=4| did not advance

rowspan=2| Cecil McMaster

| 3 km walk

|align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|align=center| 13:48.5

|align=center| 2 Q

|align=center| 13:23.6

|align=center| 4

10 km walk

|align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|align=center| 51:39.0

|align=center| 2 Q

|align=center| 50:04.0

|align=center| 4

Clarence Oldfield

| 400 m

|align=center| 52.2

|align=center| 2 Q

|align=center| 51.1

|align=center| 5

|align=center colspan=4| did not advance

rowspan=2| Jack Oosterlaak

| 100 m

|align=center| 11.0

|align=center| 1 Q

|align=center| 11.0

|align=center| 1 Q

|align=center|

|align=center| 4

|align=center colspan=2| did not advance

200 m

|align=center| 23.2

|align=center| 2 Q

|align=center| 23.0

|align=center| 1 Q

|align=center| 22.7

|align=center| 3 Q

|align=center| 22.4

|align=center| 6

Leonard Richardson

| Cross country

|align=center colspan=6 {{n/a}}

|align=center colspan=2| did not finish

rowspan=2| Bevil Rudd

| 400 m

|align=center| 51.6

|align=center| 1 Q

|align=center| 51.3

|align=center| 2 Q

|align=center| 49.7

|align=center| 2 Q

|align=center| 49.6

|align=center| {{gold1}}

800 m

|align=center colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|align=center| 1:55.0

|align=center| 1 Q

|align=center| 1:57.0

|align=center| 1 Q

|align=center| 1:53.6

|align=center| {{bronze3}}

Adriaan "Attie" van Heerden

| 400 m hurdles

|align=center colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|align=center colspan=2| did not finish

|align=center colspan=4| did not advance

Jacobus Bukes
Henry Dafel
Francis Irvine
Jack Oosterlaak

| 4 × 100 m relay

|align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|align=center| 44.4

|align=center| 3

|align=center colspan=2| did not advance

Henry Dafel
Clarence Oldfield
Jack Oosterlaak
Bevil Rudd

| 4 × 400 m relay

|align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|align=center| 3:38.6

|align=center| 1 Q

|align=center| 3:23.0

|align=center| {{silver2}}

Boxing

{{main article|Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}

Seven boxers represented South Africa at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's debut in boxing. Walker won the nation's first Olympic boxing medal, a gold in the bantamweight.

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Boxer

!rowspan="2"|Weight class

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan="2"|Final / Bronze match

Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

Richard Beland

| Lightweight

|align=center| N/A

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Grégoire|FRA|1920 Summer}}
W

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Van Muysen|BEL|1920 Summer}}
W

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Mosberg|USA|1920 Summer}}
L

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Newton|CAN|1920 Summer}}
L

|align=center| 4

William Bradley

| Middleweight

|align=center| Bye

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Hesterman|NED|1920 Summer}}
W

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Herscovitch|CAN|1920 Summer}}
L

|align=center colspan=2| did not advance

|align=center| 5

Thomas Holdstock

| Light heavyweight

|align=center| N/A

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Clementz|NOR|1920 Summer}}
W

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Eagan|USA|1920 Summer}}
L

|align=center colspan=2| did not advance

|align=center| 5

Roy Ingram

| Welterweight

|align=center| Bye

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Stokstad|NOR|1920 Summer}}
L

|align=center colspan=3| did not advance

|align=center| 9

Jim MacGregor

| Light heavyweight

|align=center| N/A

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Schell|USA|1920 Summer}}
L

|align=center colspan=3| did not advance

|align=center| 9

Joseph Thomas

| Welterweight

|align=center| Bye

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Schneider|CAN|1920 Summer}}
L

|align=center colspan=3| did not advance

|align=center| 9

Clarence Walker

| Bantamweight

|align=center| N/A

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Bouwens|BEL|1920 Summer}}
W

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Hartman|USA|1920 Summer}}
W

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|McKenzie|GBR|1920 Summer}}
W

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Graham|CAN|1920 Summer}}
W

|align=center| {{gold1}}

{{col-start}}

{{col-1-of-2}}

class=wikitable

! Opponent nation

WinsLossesPercent
align=center

|align=left| {{flagIOC|BEL|1920 Summer}}

201.000
align=center

|align=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1920 Summer}}

13.250
align=center

|align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1920 Summer}}

101.000
align=center

|align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1920 Summer}}

101.000
align=center

|align=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1920 Summer}}

101.000
align=center

|align=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1920 Summer}}

11.500
align=center

|align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1920 Summer}}

13.250
colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray|
Total || 8 || 7 || .533

{{col-2-of-2}}

class=wikitable

! Round

WinsLossesPercent
align=center

|align=left| Round of 32

00–
align=center

|align=left| Round of 16

43.571
align=center

|align=left| Quarterfinals

22.500
align=center

|align=left| Semifinals

11.500
align=center

|align=left| Final

101.000
align=center

|align=left| Bronze match

01.000
colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray|
Total || 8 || 7 || .533

{{col-end}}

Cycling

{{main article|Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}

Five cyclists represented South Africa in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. The South Africans took three medals, including silvers in the tandem (Smith and Walker) and individual time trial (by Kaltenbrun) and a bronze in the team pursuit. The team pursuit medal was awarded due to South Africa having the faster time of the two semifinal losers.

=Road cycling=

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Cyclist

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Final

Result

!Rank

Henry Kaltenbrunn

| Time trial

|align=center| 4:41:26.6

|align=center| {{silver2}}

James Walker

| Time trial

|align=center colspan=2| did not finish

=Track cycling=

Ranks given are within the heat.

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Cyclist

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Heats

!colspan=2|Quarterfinals

!colspan=2|Repechage semis

!colspan=2|Repechage final

!colspan=2|Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

Hendrik Goosen

| Sprint

|align=center| Unknown

|align=center| 3

|align=center colspan=10| did not advance

rowspan=2| William Smith

| Sprint

|align=center| Unknown

|align=center| 3

|align=center colspan=10| did not advance

50 km

|align=center colspan=10| N/A

|align=center| Unknown

|align=center| 7

George Thursfield

| Sprint

|align=center| Unknown

|align=center| 2 Q

|align=center| 13.2

|align=center| 1 Q

|align=center colspan=4| Advanced directly

|align=center| 15.2

|align=center| 2

|align=center colspan=2| did not advance

rowspan=2| James Walker

| Sprint

|align=center| 13.6

|align=center| 1 Q

|align=center| 13.6

|align=center| 1 Q

|align=center colspan=4| Advanced directly

|align=center| 15.2

|align=center| 3

|align=center colspan=2| did not advance

50 km

|align=center colspan=10| N/A

|align=center colspan=2| did not finish

Hendrik Goosen
George Thursfield

| Tandem

|align=center colspan=2| N/A

|align=center| Unknown

|align=center| 2

|align=center colspan=4| N/A

|align=center colspan=4| did not advance

William Smith
James Walker

| Tandem

|align=center colspan=2| N/A

|align=center| 13.0

|align=center| 1 Q

|align=center colspan=4| N/A

|align=center| 12.6

|align=center| 1 Q

|align=center| Unknown

|align=center| {{silver2}}

Hendrik Goosen
Henry Kaltenbrunn
William Smith
James Walker

| Team pursuit

|align=center colspan=2| N/A

|align=center| 5:21.0

|align=center| 1 Q

|align=center colspan=4| N/A

|align=center| 5:17.8

|align=center| 2

|align=center| Did not advance

|align=center| {{bronze3}}

Shooting

{{main article|Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}

Seven shooters represented South Africa in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. South Africa won its first Olympic shooting medal, with the silver in the long-range team prone military rifle.

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Shooter

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Final

Result

!Rank

rowspan=2| Robert Bodley

| 50 m small-bore rifle

|align=center colspan=2| Unknown

300 m free rifle, 3 pos.

|align=center colspan=2| Unknown

rowspan=2| George Harvey

| 50 m small-bore rifle

|align=center colspan=2| Unknown

300 m free rifle, 3 pos.

|align=center colspan=2| Unknown

George Lishman

| 50 m small-bore rifle

|align=center colspan=2| Unknown

rowspan=2| Fred Morgan

| 50 m small-bore rifle

|align=center colspan=2| Unknown

300 m free rifle, 3 pos.

|align=center colspan=2| Unknown

rowspan=2| Mark Paxton

| 50 m small-bore rifle

|align=center colspan=2| Unknown

300 m free rifle, 3 pos.

|align=center colspan=2| Unknown

David Smith

| 300 m free rifle, 3 pos.

|align=center colspan=2| Unknown

rowspan=2| Robert Bodley
Ferdinand Buchanan
George Harvey
Fred Morgan
David Smith

| 600 m team military rifle, prone

|align=center| 287

|align=center| {{silver2}}

300 & 600 m team military rifle, prone

|align=center| 560

|align=center| 5

Robert Bodley
Ferdinand Buchanan
Fred Morgan
Mark Paxton
David Smith

| 300 m team military rifle, standing

|align=center| 233

|align=center| 9

Robert Bodley
George Harvey
George Lishman
Fred Morgan
Mark Paxton

| 50 m team small-bore rifle

|align=center| 1755

|align=center| 8

Robert Bodley
George Harvey
Fred Morgan
Mark Paxton
David Smith

| Team free rifle

|align=center| 4292

|align=center| 10

Robert Bodley
George Lishman
Fred Morgan
Mark Paxton
David Smith

| 300 m team military rifle, prone

|align=center| 276

|align=center| 8

Tennis

{{main article|Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}

Five tennis players, all men, competed for South Africa in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Winslow, the defending gold medalist in the singles, fell to Ichiya Kumagae in the semifinals and finished with the bronze medal. Kumagae had also beaten Dodd in the quarterfinals. Raymond won the other semifinal, however, and then beat Kumagae to take the gold. Both men's doubles pairs lost in the quarterfinals.

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Player

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Finals

!rowspan=2|Rank

Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

George Dodd

| Men's singles

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Blanchy|FRA|1920 Summer}}
W 2–6, 6–2, 6–1, 9–7

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Décugis|FRA|1920 Summer}}
W 6–2, 6–1, 6–1

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Kashio|JPN|1920 Summer}}
W 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Kumagae|JPN|1920 Summer}}
L 7–5, 6–1, 6–1

|align=center colspan=2| did not advance

|align=center| 5

Brian Norton

| Men's singles

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Décugis|FRA|1920 Summer}}
L 6–4, 12–10, 2–6, 8–6

|align=center colspan=5| did not advance

|align=center| 32

Louis Raymond

| Men's singles

|align=center| Bye

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|van den Bemden|BEL|1920 Summer}}
W 7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 6–1

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Brugnon|FRA|1920 Summer}}
W 3–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–1

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Malström|SWE|1920 Summer}}
W 6–3, 6–1, 6–1

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Turnbull|GBR|1920 Summer}}
W 2–6, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Kumagae|JPN|1920 Summer}}
W 5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4

|align=center| {{gold1}}

Charles Winslow

| Men's singles

|align=center| Bye

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Samazeuilh|FRA|1920 Summer}}
W 7–5, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Washer|BEL|1920 Summer}}
W 8–6, 6–4, 6–1

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Lowe|GBR|1920 Summer}}
W 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Kumagae|JPN|1920 Summer}}
L 6–2, 6–2, 6–2

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Turnbull|GBR|1920 Summer}}
W

|align=center| {{bronze3}}

Cecil Blackbeard
George Dodd

| Men's doubles

|align=center| N/A

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Beamish & Lowe|GBR|1920 Summer}}
W 6–1, 10–8, 6–3

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Lawton & Samazeuilh|FRA|1920 Summer}}
W 6–3, 6–0, 9–7

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Albarran & Décugis|FRA|1920 Summer}}
L 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 7–5

|align=center colspan=2| did not advance

|align=center| 5

Brian Norton
Louis Raymond

| Men's doubles

|align=center| N/A

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|J. Alonso & M. Alonso|ESP|1920 Summer}}
W 6–3, 7–5, 6–0

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Ardelt & Žemla-Rázný|TCH|1920 Summer}}
W 6–1, 6–4, 6–4

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Kashio & Kumagae|JPN|1920 Summer}}
L 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3

|align=center colspan=2| did not advance

|align=center| 5

{{col-start}}

{{col-1-of-2}}

class=wikitable

! Opponent nation

WinsLossesPercent
align=center

|align=left| {{flagIOC|BEL|1920 Summer}}

201.000
align=center

|align=left| {{flagIOC|TCH|1920 Summer}}

101.000
align=center

|align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1920 Summer}}

52.714
align=center

|align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1920 Summer}}

401.000
align=center

|align=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1920 Summer}}

23.400
align=center

|align=left| {{flagIOC|ESP|1920 Summer}}

101.000
align=center

|align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1920 Summer}}

101.000
colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray|
Total || 16 || 5 || .762

{{col-2-of-2}}

class=wikitable

! Round

WinsLossesPercent
align=center

|align=left| Round of 64

11.500
align=center

|align=left| Round of 32

501.000
align=center

|align=left| Round of 16

501.000
align=center

|align=left| Quarterfinals

23.400
align=center

|align=left| Semifinals

11.500
align=center

|align=left| Final

101.000
align=center

|align=left| Bronze match

101.000
colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray|
Total || 16 || 5 || .762

{{col-end}}

Wrestling

{{main article|Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}

A single wrestler competed for South Africa in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Hans J.J. van Rensburg was defeated in the quarterfinals of the freestyle light heavyweight.

=Freestyle=

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
Wrestler

!Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Finals / Bronze match

!Rank

Hans van Rensburg

| Light heavyweight

|align=center| N/A

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Snoeck|BEL|1920 Summer}} (W)

|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Courant|SUI|1920 Summer}} (L)

|align=center colspan=2| did not advance

|align=center| 5

{{col-start}}

{{col-1-of-2}}

class=wikitable

! Opponent nation

WinsLossesPercent
align=center

|align=left| {{flagIOC|BEL|1920 Summer}}

101.000
align=center

|align=left| {{flagIOC|SUI|1920 Summer}}

01.000
colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray|
Total || 1 || 1 || .500

{{col-2-of-2}}

class=wikitable

! Round

WinsLossesPercent
align=center

|align=left| Round of 32

00–
align=center

|align=left| Round of 16

101.000
align=center

|align=left| Quarterfinals

01.000
align=center

|align=left| Semifinals

00–
align=center

|align=left| Final

00–
align=center

|align=left| Bronze match

00–
colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray|
Total || 1 || 1 || .500

{{col-end}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{cite book|author=Belgium Olympic Committee |year=1957 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1920/1920.pdf |title=Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505163318/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1920/1920.pdf |archive-date= 5 May 2011 }}
  • {{cite web | last = Wudarski | first = Pawel | year = 1999 | url = http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | title = Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich | access-date = 16 August 2007|language=pl}}
  • [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]

{{Nations at the 1920 Summer Olympics}}

Category:Nations at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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