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Reggie Walker was just 19 years old when he set a new Olympic record for the 100m of 10.8 seconds to win the Gold medal on 22 July 1908 at London and become South Africa's first Olympic champion.
12 South African athletes have been Olympic champion before WW2, winning as many Gold.
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Name |
Year |
Gold |
SPORT |
born |
died |
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Reggie Walker |
1908 |
1 |
TRACK & FIELD |
16.3.1889 |
5.11.1951 |
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Kenneth McArthur |
1912 |
1 |
TRACK & FIELD |
10.2.1880 |
13.6.1960 |
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Harry Kitson |
1912 |
1 |
TENNIS |
17.6.1874 |
30.11.1951 |
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Charles Winslow |
1912 |
2 |
TENNIS |
1.8.1888 |
15.9.1963 |
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Okey Lewis |
1912 |
1 |
CYCLING |
19.7.1888 |
29.10.1933 |
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Bevil Rudd |
1920 |
1 |
TRACK & FIELD |
5.10.1895 |
2.2.1948 |
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Louis Raymond |
1920 |
1 |
TENNIS |
1895 |
1962 |
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Clarence Walker |
1920 |
1 |
BOXING |
13.12.1898 |
30.4.1957 |
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Willie Smith |
1924 |
1 |
BOXING |
19.7.1904 |
20.12.1955 |
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Sydney Atkinson |
1928 |
1 |
TRACK & FIELD |
14.3.1901 |
31.8.1977 |
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Lawrence Stevens |
1932 |
1 |
BOXING |
25.2.1913 |
17.8.1989 |
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David Carstens |
1932 |
1 |
BOXING |
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I would be grateful for any corrections and additional biographical information.