South Africa at the 1928 Summer Olympics

South Africa at the
1928 Summer Olympics
South Africa at the; 1928 Summer Olympics
IOC code	RSA; (ZAF used at these Games)
NOC	South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
in Amsterdam
Competitors	24 (18 men, 6 women) in 7 sports
Medals; Ranked 23rd	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 3
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The Union of South Africa competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 24 competitors, 18 men and 6 women, took part in 25 events in 7 sports.^[1]

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Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Sydney Atkinson	Athletics	Men's 110 m hurdles	August 1
Bronze	Harry Isaacs	Boxing	Men's bantamweight	August 11
Bronze	Mary Bedford, Rhoda Rennie, Kathleen Russell, Freddie van der Goes	Swimming	Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay	August 9

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Zus Engelenberg	100 m freestyle	1:22.6		Did not advance
Rhoda Rennie		Unknown		Did not advance
Kathleen Russell		1:15.4		Unknown		Did not advance
Mary Bedford	400 m freestyle	Unknown		Did not advance
Rhoda Rennie		Unknown		Did not advance
Freddie van der Goes		6:03.6		6:01.6		6:07.2	5
Rhoda Rennie Freddie van der Goes Mary Bedford Kathleen Russell	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	—		5:17.4		5:13.4

Medalists