1932 Summer Olympics / Participant (South African Union)

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The South African Union took part in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles with a delegation of twelve athletes (ten men and two women) in 18 competitions in four sports.

Boxers Lawrence Stevens and David Carstens both became Olympic champions , while boxer Ernest Peirce , swimmer Jenny Maakal and track and field athlete Marjorie Clark each won bronze medals. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the track and field athlete Harry Hart .

Participants by sport

Boxing

• Richard Barton
• David Carstens

  Gold light heavyweight

• Ivan Duke
• Ernest Peirce

  Bronze middleweight

• Lawrence Stevens

  Gold lightweight

athletics

Men William Walters Daniel Joubert Harry Hart

Women Marjorie Clark Bronze 80 m hurdles

swim

• Jenny Maakal

  Bronze 400 m freestyle

sailing

• Arent van Soelen
• Cecil Goodricke

Web links

• South African Olympic team from 1932 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )