1912 Summer Olympics / Participant (South African Union)

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The South African Union took part in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm with 21 athletes. The athletes were able to win four gold and two silver medals.

Medalist

gold

Surname	sport	competition
Ken McArthur	athletics	marathon
Rudolph Lewis	Cycling	Individual time trial (320 km)
Harold Kitson Charles Winslow	Tennis (grass)	Double
Charles Winslow	Tennis (grass)	singles

silver

Surname	sport	competition
Christian Gitsham	athletics	marathon
Harold Kitson	Tennis (grass)	singles

Participants by sport

fencing

Athletes	discipline	First round		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final
		Duels	space	Duels	space	Duels	space	Duels	space
Walter Gates	Foil single	4 lost	fifth	not reached
	Epee single	5 lost	seventh	not reached
	Saber single	1 won	Fourth	not reached

athletics

athlete	discipline	leader		Semifinals		final
		time	space	time	space	time	space
Christian Gitsham	marathon	not carried out				2: 37: 52.0 h	Second
Ken McArthur	marathon	not carried out				2: 36: 54.8 h (OR)	Olympic champion
George Patching	100 m	k. A.	Second	19.9 s	First	11.0 s	Fourth
	200 m	22.3 s	First	DNF		not reached
	400 m	51.1 s	First	50.5 s	Third	not reached
Reuben Povey	100 m	k. A.	Second	k. A.	Second	not reached
	200 m	k. A.	Second	k. A.	fifth	not reached
Leonard Richardson	10,000 m	not carried out		32: 30.3 min (OR)	First	DNF
	marathon	k. A.				DNS
	Cross-country run, individual	k. A.				47: 33.5 min	Eighth
Arthur St. Norman	marathon	k. A.				DNF
	10,000 m walking	k. A.		50: 17.9 min	Second	DSQ
John Victor	800 m	k. A.	Third	not reached
	1500 m	k. A.		4: 12.7 min	Third	not reached

Cycling

athlete	discipline	final
		time	space
Rudolph Lewis	Individual time trial (320 km)	10:42: 39.0 h	Olympic champion

shoot

athlete	discipline	final
		Points	space
Robert Bodley	Free rifle 300 m	806	55
	Army rifle 600 m	73	54
	Army rifle three position combat	78	45
Charles Jeffreys	Free rifle 300 m	715	70
	Army rifle 600 m	76	42
	Army rifle three position combat	82	34
Albert Johnstone	Free rifle 300 m	741	67
	Army rifle 600 m	75	43
	Army rifle three position combat	62	77
George Harvey	Free rifle 300 m	874	40
	Army rifle 600 m	83	21st
	Army rifle three position combat	90	10
Ernest Keeley	Free rifle 300 m	800	56
	Army rifle three position combat	89	13
Robert Patterson	Free rifle 300 m	810	51
	Army rifle 600 m	73	53
	Army rifle three position combat	72	59
Arthur Smith	Free rifle 300 m	752	64
	Army rifle three position combat	56	84
George Whelan	Free rifle 300 m	762	61
	Army rifle three position combat	64	73
Robert Bodley George Harvey Charles Jeffreys Ernest Keeley Arthur Smith Robert Patterson	Army rifle crew	1531	4th
Robert Bodley George Harvey Ernest Keeley Arthur Smith Robert Patterson George Whelan	Free rifle crew	4897	6th

swim

athlete	discipline	Prelims		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final
		time	space	time	space	time	space	time	space
George Godfrey	400 m freestyle	not carried out		6: 30.6 min	Fourth	not reached

tennis

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Round of 16	Quarter finals	Semifinals	final
		Opponent result	Opponent result	Opponent result	Opponent result	Opponent result	Opponent result	Opponent result	Rank
Harold Kitson	Single (lawn)	bye	Leffler 6-2, 6-1, 6-0	Möller 6-2, 6-2, 6-3	Schomburgk 6-2, 6-2, 6-3	from Salm 6-2, 6-2, 6-4	Žemla 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2	Winslow 7-5, 4-6, 10-8, 8-6	silver
Lionel Tapscott	Single (lawn)	Kodl 6-4, 6-1, 6-2	Pipes 3-6, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5	Blanchy 1-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4	Žemla 6-1, 6-4, 2-6, 4-6, 2-6	not reached			Ninth
Charles Winslow	Single (lawn)	bye	Frigast 7-5, 6-2, 6-3	Thayssen 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4	Ingerslev 6-4, 8-6, 6-4	Heyden 6-2, 6-4, 8-10, 4-6, 6-3	Cruisers 9-7, 7-5, 6-2	Kitson 7-5, 4-6, 10-8, 8-6	Olympic champion
Harold Kitson Charles Winslow	Double (lawn)	not carried out		Arenholt & Ingerslev 6-4, 6-1, 6-4	by Kehrling & Zsigmondy 6-3, 6-3, 7-9, 6-2	Nylén & Wennergren 6-3, 7-5, 6-1	Just & Žemla 4-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-4	Pipes & Zborzil 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2	Olympic champion

Web links

• Olympic team of the South African Union 1912 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )