1952 Summer Olympics / Participant (South African Union)
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The South African Union took part in the 1952 Summer Olympics in the Finnish capital Helsinki with 64 athletes, 4 women and 60 men, in 59 competitions in 13 sports.
It was the tenth time a South African team had taken part in the Summer Olympics since 1904 .
Flag bearer
The athlete Schalk Booysen carried the flag of South Africa during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium .
Medalist
With two won gold, four silver and four bronze medals, the South African team finished 12th in the medals table .
gold
Surname | sport | competition |
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Esther Brand | athletics | high jump |
Joan Harrison | swim | 100 meters back |
silver
bronze
Surname | sport | competition |
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Leonard Leisching | Boxing | Featherweight |
Andries Nieman | Boxing | Heavyweight |
Raymond Robinson | To go biking | 1,000 meters time trial |
Willie Toweel | Boxing | Flyweight |
Participants by sport
Boxing
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Willie Toweel
- 1st round: against Kornel Molnár from Hungary by a judge's decision (3-0)
- 2nd round: won against Alfredo Asuncion from the Philippines by a judge's decision (2: 1)
- Quarter-finals: won against Han Su-An from South Korea by a judge's decision (3-0)
- Semi-finals: eliminated by a judge's decision (0: 3) against Nathan Brooks from the United States
- Rank 2
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Lennie von Graevenitz
- 1st round: won against Pentti Hämäläinen from Finland by a judge's decision (2: 1)
- 2nd round: won against Ion Zlătaru from Romania by a judge's decision (2: 1)
- Quarter-finals: Eliminated against Rómulo Parés from Argentina by a judge's decision (0: 3)
- Rank 5
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Leonard Leisching
- 1st round: won against Emmanuel Agassi from Iran by a judge's decision (3: 0)
- 2nd round: won against Stevan Redli from Yugoslavia by a judge's decision (3-0)
- Quarterfinals: won against Leonard Walters from Canada by a judge's decision (3-0)
- Semi-finals: Eliminated against Ján Zachara from Czechoslovakia by a judge's decision (1: 2)
- Rank 3
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Johnny van Rensburg
- 1st round: Eliminated against Américo Bonetti from Argentina by a judge's decision (0: 3)
- Rank 17
Half welter weight (up to 63.5 kg)
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Alexander Webster
- 1st round: won against Herbert Schilling from Germany by a judge's decision (3: 0)
- 2nd round: won against Peter Waterman from Great Britain by a judge's decision (3: 0)
- Quarterfinals: Eliminated against Charles Adkins from the United States by a judge's decision (0: 3)
- Rank 5
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Hendrik van der Linde
- 1st round: prevailed against Anwar Pasha Turki from Pakistan by technical knockout in the first round
- 2nd round: eliminated against Sergei Shcherbakov from the Soviet Union by knockout in the second round
- Rank 9
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Theunis van Schalkwyk
- 1st round: BYE
- 2nd round: won against Ebbe Kops from Denmark by a judge's decision (3-0)
- Quarterfinals: won against Erich Schöppner from Germany by a judge's decision (3-0)
- Semi-final: prevailed against Boris Tischin from the Soviet Union by a judge's decision (3-0)
- Final: won against László Papp from Hungary by a judge's decision (3-0)
- Rank 2
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Andries Nieman
- 1st round: won against Edgar Gorgas from Germany by a judge's decision (3: 0)
- 2nd round: BYE
- Quarterfinals: won against Algirdas Šocikas from the Soviet Union by knocking out in the first round
- Semi-finals: Eliminated against Ed Sanders of the United States by technical knockout in the second round
- Rank 3
Weightlifting
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James van Rensburg
- Final: 285.0 kg, 18th place
- Military press: 87.5 kg, rank 12
- Snatch: 87.5 kg, 17th place
- Push: 110.0 kg, 18th place
- Final: 285.0 kg, 18th place
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Barrie Engelbrecht
- Final: 315.0 kg, 13th place
- Military press: 95.0 kg, rank 11
- Tear: 97.5 kg, rank 12
- Push: 122.5 kg, 13th place
- Final: 315.0 kg, 13th place
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Isadore Bloomberg
- Final: 327.5 kg, rank 14
- Military press: 105.0 kg, rank 6
- Snatch: 97.5 kg, 17th place
- Push: 125.0 kg, rank 14
- Final: 327.5 kg, rank 14
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Theunis Jonck
- Final: 367.5 kg, rank 8
- Military press: 112.5 kg, 5th rank
- Snatch: 110.0 kg, rank 11
- Push: 145.0 kg, rank 9
- Final: 367.5 kg, rank 8
athletics
Women
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Edna Maskell
- Preliminary runs: in run 12 (rank 1) qualified for the next round, 11.9 s (hand-stopped), 12.26 s (automatically stopped)
- Quarterfinals: Eliminated in run 4 (rank 5), 11.2 s (hand-stopped), 12.38 s (automatically stopped)
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Daphne Robb Rabbit Hunter
- Prelims: in run 10 (rank 1) qualified for the quarter-finals, 11.9 s (hand-stopped), 12.16 s (automatically stopped)
- Quarter-finals: Qualified for the semi-finals in run 3 (rank 1), 12.0 s (hand-stopped), 12.19 s (automatically stopped)
- Semi-finals: qualified for the final in run 2 (rank 1), 11.9 s (hand-stopped), 12.13 s (automatically stopped)
- Finale: 11.8 s (hand-stopped), 12.05 s (automatically stopped)
- Rank 2
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Daphne Robb Rabbit Hunter
- Prelims: in run 6 (rank 1) qualified for the semi-finals, 24.4 s (hand-stopped), 24.58 s (automatically stopped)
- Semi-finals: Qualified for the finals in run 1 (3rd place), 24.4 s (hand-stopped), 24.60 s (automatically stopped)
- Finale: 24.6 s (hand-stopped), 24.72 s (automatically stopped)
- Rank 6
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Edna Maskell
- Preliminaries: in run 2 (rank 2) qualified for the next round, 11.6 s (hand-stopped), 11.80 s (automatically stopped)
- Semi-finals: eliminated in run 1 (rank 5), 11.2 s (hand-stopped), 11.50 s (automatically stopped)
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Esther Brand
- Final: 1.67 m , 1st place
- 1.35 m: left out
- 1.40 m: valid without a failed attempt
- 1.45 m: valid without a failed attempt
- 1.50 m: valid without a failed attempt
- 1.55 m: valid without a failed attempt
- 1.58 m: valid without a failed attempt
- 1.61 m: valid without a failed attempt
- 1.63 m: valid with one failed attempt
- 1.65 m: valid with one failed attempt
- 1.67 m: valid with two failed attempts
- 1.69 m: invalid with three failed attempts
- Final: 1.67 m , 1st place
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Esther Brand
- Qualifying round: 34.18 m, 20th place, eliminated
- 1st litter: invalid
- 2nd litter: no distance
- 3rd litter: 34.18 m
- Qualifying round: 34.18 m, 20th place, eliminated
Men
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Schalk Booysen
- Prelims: in run 11 (rank 1) qualified for the next round, 21.8 s (hand-stopped), 22.03 s (automatically stopped)
- Quarterfinals: Eliminated in run 3 (rank 4), 21.9 s (hand-stopped), 22.09 s (automatically stopped)
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John Anderton
- Preliminary runs: eliminated in run 2 (rank 5), 50.3 s (hand-stopped), 50.35 s (automatically stopped)
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Louis van Biljon
- Preliminaries: in run 5 (rank 2) qualified for the next round, 48.1 s (hand-stopped), 48.31 s (automatically stopped)
- Quarterfinals: Eliminated in run 3 (4th place), 48.5 s (hand-stopped), 48.63 s (automatically stopped)
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Schalk Booysen
- Prelims: Eliminated in run 12 (rank 4), 49.0 s (hand-stopped), 49.17 s (automatically stopped)
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Athol Jennings
- Preliminary runs: eliminated in run 3 (rank 6), 3: 55.4 minutes (hand-stopped), 3: 55.69 minutes (automatically stopped)
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William Keith
- 32: 32.4 minutes
- Rank 28
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Wally Hayward
- 2: 31: 50.2 hours
- Rank 10
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William Keith
- 2: 34: 38.0 hours
- Rank 19
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Syd Luyt
- 2: 32: 41.0 hours
- Rank 11
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Peter Ronald Wilkie
- Prelims: in run 5 (rank 1) qualified for the next round, 54.5 s (hand-stopped)
- Quarterfinals: Eliminated in run 3 (rank 5), 54.5 s (hand-stopped), 54.76 s (automatically stopped)
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John Anderton , Louis van Biljon , Bill Chivell and Peter Ronald Wilkie
- Preliminary runs: eliminated in run 2 (rank 5), 3: 14.8 minutes (hand-stopped), 3: 15.09 minutes (automatically stopped)
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Neville Price
- Qualifying round: Group B, 7.36 m, rank 1, overall rank 3, qualified for the final
- 1st jump: invalid
- 2nd jump: 7.11 m
- 3rd jump: 7.36 m
- Final round: 6.40 m, 11th place
- 4th jump: 6.40 m
- 5th jump: invalid
- 6th jump: invalid
- Qualifying round: Group B, 7.36 m, rank 1, overall rank 3, qualified for the final
Modern pentathlon
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Harry Schmidt
- Final: 226 points, rank 50
- Epee fencing: 20 duels won - five draws, rank 32
- Pistol shooting: 135 points, 17 hits, ranked 48th
- Cross-country run: 17: 59.3 minutes, 47th place
- Swimming: competition not finished (DNF)
- Show jumping: competition not finished (DNF)
- Final: 226 points, rank 50
Cycling
train
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Raymond Robinson
- 1st round: eliminated in run 8 (rank 2)
- 1st round, hope run: qualified for the quarter-finals in run 4 (rank 1), 12.3 s
- Quarter-finals: eliminated in run 1 (rank 2)
- Quarter-finals, hope run: qualified for the semi-finals in run 1 (rank 1), 11.8 s
- Semi-finals: eliminated in race 1 (rank 2)
- Semi-finals, hope run: eliminated (3rd place)
- Overall rank 5
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Raymond Robinson
- Final: 1: 13.0 min.
- Rank 3
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Raymond Robinson and Tommy Shardelow
- 1st round: in run 1 (rank 1) qualified for the quarter-finals, 10.6 s
- Quarter-finals: Qualified for the semi-finals in run 4 (rank 1), 10.5 s
- Semi-finals: Qualified for the finals in run 2 (rank 1)
- Final: against Australia inferior
- Rank 2
Road racing
Individual evaluation (190.4 km)
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George Estman
- Race not finished (DNF)
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Robert Fowler
- Race not finished (DNF)
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Jimmy Swift
- Race not finished (DNF)
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George Estman , Robert Fowler and Jimmy Swift
- Race not finished (DNF)
Wrestling
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Louis Baise
- eliminated after round 4 with seven minus points, rank 6
- 1st round: won against Rodolfo Dávila from Mexico (3-0)
- 2nd round: lost to Mahmoud Mollaghassemi from Iran (opponent wins over the shoulders)
- 3rd round: continue without a fight
- 4th round: lost to Yūshū Kitano from Japan (opponent wins over the shoulders)
- eliminated after round 4 with seven minus points, rank 6
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Godfrey Pienaar
- eliminated after round 4 with seven minus points
- 1st round: won without a fight
- 2nd round: lost to Tevfik Yüce from Turkey (0: 3)
- 3rd round: lost to Paul Besson from Switzerland (3-0)
- 4th round: lost to Risto Talosela from Finland (0: 3)
- eliminated after round 4 with seven minus points
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Cyril Martin
- eliminated after round 3 with seven minus points
- 1st round: won against Vladislav Sekal from Czechoslovakia (3-0)
- 2nd round: lost to Mohamed Hassan Moussa from Egypt (opponent wins over the shoulders)
- 3rd round: lost to Tsugio Yamazaki from Japan (1: 2)
- eliminated after round 3 with seven minus points
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Calie Reitz
- eliminated after round 4 with seven minus points, rank 6
- 1st round: won against Pio Chirinos from Venezuela (shoulder win)
- 2nd round: won against Felix Neuhaus from Switzerland (3-0)
- 3rd round: lost to Haydar Zafer from Turkey (0: 3)
- 4th round: lost to György Gurics from Hungary (1: 2)
Light heavyweight (up to 87 kg)
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Jacob Theron
- eliminated after round 3 with five minus points, rank 6
- 1st round: won against Shirang Jadav from India (2: 1)
- 2nd round: won against Robert Steckle from Canada (3-0)
- 3rd round: lost to Adil Atan from Turkey (opponent wins over the shoulders)
- eliminated after round 3 with five minus points, rank 6
rowing
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Ian Stephen
- Preliminary runs: in run 1 (rank 2) moved into the semifinals, 7: 47.7 min.
- Semi-finals: failed in run 2 (3rd place), 8: 02.3 min.
- Semi-finals, hope run: qualified for the final in run 3 (1st place), 7: 38.6 min.
- Final: 8: 31.4 min., 5th place
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Donald Dyke-Wells , Damian Nichol , Christopher Veitch and John Webb
- Preliminary runs: failed in run 3 (4th place), 6: 53.3 min.
- Preliminary runs, hope run: eliminated in run 1 (3rd place), 7: 00.4 min.
shoot
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William Murless
- Final: 393 points, 18 hits in the middle, 34th place
- 1st round: 98 points, 31st place
- 2nd round: 99 points, 16th place
- 3rd round: 96 points, rank 50
- 4th round: 100 points, 1st place
swim
Women
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Joan Harrison
- Preliminary runs: prevailed in run 4 (1st place), 1: 06.5 min.
- Semi-finals: prevailed in run 2 (1st place), 1: 07.2 min.
- Final: 1: 07.1 min., 4th place
- Joan Harrison
- Preliminary runs: prevailed in run 4 (3rd place), 5: 21.8 min.
- Semi-finals: eliminated in run 1 (5th place), 5: 23.1 min.
- Joan Harrison
Men
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John Durr
- Preliminary runs: in run 3 (rank 4) prevailed, 1: 00.0 min.
- Semi-finals: eliminated in run 2 (rank 6), 1: 00.2 min.
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Dennis Ford
- Preliminary runs: eliminated in run 8 (4th place), 1: 01.3 min.
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Peter Duncan
- Prelims: prevailed in run 8 (rank 2), 4: 44.0 min.
- Semi-finals: prevailed in run 3 (rank 2), 4: 41.7 min,
- Final: 4: 37.9 min., 4th place
- Dennis Ford
- Preliminary runs: prevailed in run 3 (rank 2), 4: 50.2 min.
- Semi-finals: eliminated in run 2 (5th place), 4: 53.6 min.
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Graham Johnston
- Preliminary runs: prevailed in run 4 (rank 2), 4: 52.3 min.
- Semi-finals: eliminated in run 1 (5th place), 4: 45.5 min.
- Peter Duncan
- Preliminary runs: prevailed in run 6 (rank 1), 19: 03.5 min.
- Final: 19: 12.1 min., 7th place
- Dennis Ford
- Preliminary runs: eliminated in run 5 (3rd place), 19: 27.6 min.
- Graham Johnston
- Preliminary runs: eliminated in run 1 (5th place), 19: 27.1 min.
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Nicolaas Meiring
- Preliminary runs: prevailed in run 4 (rank 2), 1: 08.5 min.
- Semi-finals: prevailed in run 2 (3rd place), 1: 07.6 min.
- Final: 1: 08.3 min., 8th place
- Peter Duncan, John Durr, Dennis Ford and Graham Johnston
- Prelims: prevailed in run 2 (3rd place), 8: 58.7 min. (Graham Johnston 2: 15.3 min., Dennis Ford 2: 14.0 min., John Durr 2: 17.7 min., Peter Duncan 2:11, 7 min.)
- Final: 8: 55.1 min., 7th place (Graham Johnston 2: 14.7 min., Dennis Ford 2: 14.7 min., John Durr 2: 15.6 min., Peter Duncan 2: 10.1 Min.)
sailing
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Hellmut Stauch
- Final: 3130 points, rank 16
- 1st race: hours , 12th place 469 points, 1:24:17
- 2nd race: 1071 points, 1:47:20 hours, 3rd place
- 3rd race: 247 points, 1:30:24 hours, 20th place
- 4th race: 594 points, 1:22:14 hours, 9th place
- 5th race: 269 points, 1:33:12 hours, 19th place
- 6th race: 293 points, 1:27:51 hours, 18th place
- 7th race: 434 points, 1:29:00 hours, 13th place
- Final: 3130 points, rank 16
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Eric Beningfield , Joseph Ellis-Brown and Noel Horsfield
- Final: 3338 points, 7th place
- 1st race: 226 points, 2:44:27 hours, 12th place
- 2nd race: 191 points, 3:30:56 hours, 13th place
- 3rd race: 828 points, 2:37:35 hours, 3rd place
- 4th race: 527 points, 3:02:39 hours, 6th place
- 5th race: 527 points, 3:02:24 hours, 6th place
- 6th race: 828 points, 2:48:53 hours, 3rd place
- 7th race: 402 points, 3:28:02 hours, 8th place
- Final: 3338 points, 7th place
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Eric Beningfield , Joseph Ellis-Brown and Noel Horsfield
do gymnastics
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Ronnie Lombard
- Final: 94.55 points (47.80 points compulsory - 46.75 points freestyle), rank 139
- Bars: 15.05 points (8.05 points compulsory - 7.00 points freestyle), rank 163
- Floor exercise: 14.80 points (7.80 points compulsory - 7.00 points freestyle), rank 164
- Horse jump: 17.95 points (9.05 points compulsory - 8.90 points freestyle), 98th place
- Horizontal bar: 17.00 points (8.40 points compulsory - 8.60 points freestyle), 98th place
- Rings: 14.70 points (6.70 points compulsory - 8.00 points freestyle), rank 163
- Pommel horse: 15.05 points (7.80 points compulsory - 7.25 points freestyle), 129th place
- Final: 94.55 points (47.80 points compulsory - 46.75 points freestyle), rank 139
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John Wells
- Final: 85.90 points (42.50 points compulsory - 43.40 points freestyle), rank 169
- Bars: 13.25 points (7.70 points compulsory - 5.55 points freestyle), rank 173
- Floor exercise: 14.75 points (5.50 points compulsory - 9.25 points freestyle), rank 166
- Horse jump: 18.15 points (7.05 points compulsory - 11.10 points freestyle), 79th place
- Horizontal bar: 12.55 points (7.60 points compulsory - 4.95 points freestyle), rank 166
- Rings: 15.65 points (7.65 points compulsory - 8.00 points freestyle), rank 147
- Pommel horse: 11.55 points (7.00 points compulsory - 4.55 points freestyle), rank 168
- Final: 85.90 points (42.50 points compulsory - 43.40 points freestyle), rank 169
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Rolf Yelseth
- Final: 85.65 points (45.70 points compulsory - 39.95 points freestyle), rank 171
- Bars: 15.20 points (8.25 points compulsory - 6.95 points freestyle), rank 161
- Floor exercise: 12.25 points (7.70 points compulsory - 4.55 points freestyle), rank 177
- Horse jump: 14.40 points (9.10 points compulsory - 5.30 points freestyle), rank 174
- Horizontal bar: 15.40 points (6.45 points compulsory - 8.95 points freestyle), rank 141
- Rings: 16.15 points (7.40 points compulsory - 8.75 points freestyle), rank 127
- Pommel horse: 12.25 points (6.80 points compulsory - 5.45 points freestyle), rank 162
- Final: 85.65 points (45.70 points compulsory - 39.95 points freestyle), rank 171
Water polo
Men's tournament , overall rank 9
- William Aucamp , Desmond Cohen , Gerald Goddard , Johnnie van Gent , Douglas Melville , Ronald Meredith , Dennis Pappas and Solomon Yach
Diving
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Willie Welgemoed
- Final: 61.64 points, 22nd place
- 1st jump: 10.20 points, 21st place
- 2nd jump: 10.54 points, rank 12
- 3rd jump: 8.74 points, 31st place
- 4th jump: 7.56 points, rank 28
- 5th jump: 10.92 points, 23rd place
- 6th jump: 13.68 points, rank 9
- Final: 61.64 points, 22nd place
Web links
- Helsinki 1952 - Official Site of the Olympic Movement (English) .
- South African Olympic team 1952 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ).