1912 Summer Olympics / Participant (South African Union)
4th | 2 | - |
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 )