Union of South Africa
The Union of South Africa ( nl, Unie van Zuid-Afrika; af, Unie van Suid-Afrika; ) was the historical predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa. It came into existence on 31 May 1910 with the unification of the Cape, Natal, Trans ...
competed at the
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
in
Helsinki
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Finland
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. 64 competitors, 60 men and 4 women, took part in 59 events in 13 sports.
Medalists
Gold
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Esther Brand
Esther Cornelia Brand (née van Heerden; 29 September 1922 – 20 June 2015) was a South African athlete. She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in the high jump, placed 20th in the discus throw. She was the first African ...
— Athletics, Women's High Jump
* Joan Harrison — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke
Willie Toweel
Willie Michael Toweel (6 April 1934 – 25 December 2017) was a Boxing, boxer from South Africa, who won the bronze medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, FInland.
Personal life
Willi ...
— Boxing, Men's Flyweight
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Leonard Leisching
Leonard Leisching (11 September 1934 – 25 February 2018) was a boxer from South Africa, bronze medalist at the 1952 Summer Olympics in HelsinkiAndries Nieman
Andries Christiaan Niemann (12 August 1927 – 13 August 2009) was a South African boxer, bronze medalist at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, prim ...
— Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
* Raymond Robinson — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Time Trial
Athletics
Boxing
Cycling
Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
* George Estman — did not finish (→ no ranking)
* Alfred Swift — did not finish (→ no ranking)
* Robert Fowler — did not finish (→ no ranking)
One male pentathlete represented South Africa in 1952.
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Harry Schmidt Harry Schmidt may refer to:
* Harry Schmidt (USMC) (1886–1968), commanded the Fourth Marine Division in the Pacific during World War II
* Harry Schmidt (mathematician) (1894–1951), German applied mathematician
* Harry Schmidt (pentathlete) (191 ...
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...