1936 Summer Olympics / Participant (South African Union)

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The South African Union took part in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin with a delegation of 25 athletes. Charles Catterall won a silver medal in boxing (featherweight). Together with the delegations from Romania and Yugoslavia , she achieved 25th place in the medal table .

Medalist

Silver

• Charles Catterall (Boxing - Featherweight)

entry list

Boxing

→ Main article : 1936 Summer Olympics / Boxing

athlete	Weight	space
William Passmore	50.8 kg	5.
Alec Hannan	53.5 kg	5.
Charles Catterall	57.2 kg	silver
Thomas Hamilton-Brown	61.2 kg	17th
Eddie Peltz	72.6 kg	17th
Robey Leibbrandt	79.4 kg	4th

Art competitions

→ Main article : 1936 Summer Olympics / arts competitions

Artist	discipline	plant	space
Elizabeth Benson	Sculpture - round sculptures	Shangaan	no placement
Grace Browne	Painting and graphics - paintings	Costume Study / Accident / Bevendean Farm	hors concours
Gee Burcharth	Painting and graphics	The German eagle	no placement
Alan Gourley	Painting and graphics	Plenty / Paul Hahn	no placement
Ann Graham	Painting and graphics	Black and White Illustrations	no placement
Erika Hartig	Painting and graphics	Wotan / Baccarat	no placement
Monica MacIvor	Painting and graphics	five different	no placement

athletics

→ Main article : 1936 Summer Olympics / Athletics

athlete	discipline	Rating	space
Willie Botha	800 m	1: 57.0 s	eliminated in the first run
	4 × 400 m relay	3: 17.8	eliminated in the first run
John Coleman	marathon	2: 36: 17.0	6th
Pat Dannaher	100 m	11.11 s	Eliminated in the quarterfinals
	200 m	?	eliminated in the first run
	4 × 100 m relay	41.7	eliminated in the first run
Jackie Gibson	marathon	2: 38: 04.0	8th.
Eric Grimbeek	100 m	10.9 s	Eliminated in the quarterfinals
	200 m	22.2 s	eliminated in the semi-finals
	4 × 100 m relay	41.7	eliminated in the first run
Tommy Lalande	marathon	2: 57: 20.0	27.
Tom Lavery	110 m hurdles	15.6 s	eliminated in the semi-finals
	4 × 100 m relay	41.7 s	eliminated in the first run
William Lindeque	800 m	1: 56.4 s	eliminated in the first run
	4 × 400 m relay	3: 17.8	eliminated in the first run
Andries du Plessis	Pole vault	3.80 m	17th
Frank Rushton	400 m hurdles	55.2	eliminated in the first run
	4 × 400 m relay	3: 17.8	eliminated in the first run
Clarke Scholtz	800 m	1: 57.6	eliminated in the first run
	1500 m	4: 02.0	eliminated in the first run
Dennis Shore	400 m	49.6 s	Eliminated in the quarterfinals
	4 × 400 m relay	3: 17.8	eliminated in the first run
Edwin Thacker	high jump	1.85 m	12.
Marthinus Theunissen	100 m	10.7 s	Eliminated in the quarterfinals
	200 m	21.8 s	eliminated in the semi-finals
	4 × 100 m relay	41.7	eliminated in the first run

Cycling

→ Main article : 1936 Summer Olympics / Cycling

athlete	discipline	space
Hennie Binneman	Road racing	16.
Ted Cayton	Road racing	eliminated
	sprint	Eliminated in round 2
	1000 m time trial	15th

Wrestling

→ Main article : 1936 Summer Olympics / Wrestling

athlete	Weight	space
Nevil Hall	61 kg (freestyle)	eliminated
Jan van der Merwe	79 kg (freestyle)	eliminated

rowing

→ Main article : 1936 Summer Olympics / Rowing

athlete	discipline	space
Walter Youell	One	eliminated in the first round

Web links

• South African Olympic team 1936 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Official Report of the 1936 Olympic Games: 1 , 2 (Archive.org)