South Africa at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Athletics

South Africa was one of 5 nations to win at least one gold medal

Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

in athletics, taking the gold medal in the short sprint. Reggie Walker

Reggie Walker

Reginald Edgar Walker was a South African athlete and the 1908 Olympic champion in the 100 metres.-Biography:...

was the 100 metres champion, setting a new Olympic record in the semifinals and matching it in the final. Charles Hefferon

Charles Hefferon

Charles Archer Hefferon was a South African athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon. Hefferon was born in Berkshire in England, and settled in South Africa after fighting in the Boer War...

added a silver medal

Silver medal

A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....

in the marathon.

Event	Place	Athlete	Heats	Semifinals	Final

Men's 100 metres Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres The men's 100 metres was the shortest of the sprint races at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held over the course of three days...	1st	Reggie Walker Reggie Walker Reginald Edgar Walker was a South African athlete and the 1908 Olympic champion in the 100 metres.-Biography:...	11.0 seconds 1st, heat 4	10.8 seconds (OR) 1st, semifinal 1	10.8 seconds (=OR)
	Semi- finalist	Edward Duffy Edward Duffy Edward John Duffy was a South African athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was born in Ryno, North West and died in Johannesburg....	11.6 seconds 1st, heat 1	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 3	Did not advance
	—	Herbert Phillips Herbert Phillips Herbert "Bertie" Thorne Phillips was a South African athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was born and died in Pretoria.In the 100 metres, Phillips did not finish his first round heat....	Did not finish —, heat 11	Did not advance

Men's 200 metres Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres The men's 200 metre race was held for the third time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held from July 21, 1908 to July 23, 1908.43 sprinters from 15 nations competed.-Records:...	Heats	Edward Duffy	Unknown 2nd, heat 2	Did not advance

Men's 110 metre hurdles Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles The men's 110 metres hurdles was the shorter of two hurdling events at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. It was dominated by the American runners. The competition was held from Thursday, July 23, 1908 to Saturday, July 25, 1908....	Heats	Douglas Stupart	Unknown 3rd, heat 1	Did not advance

Men's 5 miles Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 5 miles The men's 5 miles race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. It was discontinued after that in favour of the metric races of 5,000 and 10,000 metres. The competition was held on July 15, 1908 and July 18, 1908...	4th	Charles Hefferon Charles Hefferon Charles Archer Hefferon was a South African athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon. Hefferon was born in Berkshire in England, and settled in South Africa after fighting in the Boer War...	None held	Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1	25:44.0

Men's marathon Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon The men's marathon race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The race was held on July 24, 1908.The distance was the now-standard length of 26 miles, 385 yards . 75 competitors entered. 55 runners from 16 nations began the race, with 27 athletes finishing.The most famous incident of...	2nd	Charles Hefferon	None held		2:56:06.0
	—	J. N. Mitchell-Baker			Did not finish
		A. B. Mole			Did not start
		C. E. Stevens			Did not start
		Vincent			Did not start

Event	Place	Athlete	Distance

Men's triple jump Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's triple jump The men's triple jump was one of six jumping events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 25, 1908.Twenty athletes from eight nations competed.-Records:...	10th	Douglas Stupart	13.40 metres

Cycling

Event	Place	Cyclist	Heats	Semifinals	Final

Men's 660 yards Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 660 yards The men's 660 yards was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the shortest of the events, comprising a single lap of the track...	Semi- finalist	Floris Venter	1:03.2 1st, heat 10	Unknown 4th, semifinal 2	Did not advance
	Heats	T. H. E. Passmore	Unknown 2nd, heat 9	Did not advance
	Heats	Philipus Frylink	Unknown 3rd, heat 16
	—	F. Shore	Time limit exceeded —, heat 5

Men's 5000 metres Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres The men's 5000 metres was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the median of the individual event distances...	Semi- finalist	Philipus Frylink	None held	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 3	Did not advance
		T. H. E. Passmore		Unknown 4th, semifinal 4
		Floris Venter		Unknown 4-7, semifinal 7
		F. Shore		Unknown 4-9, semifinal 5

Men's 20 kilometres Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 kilometres The men's 20 kilometres was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the second longest of the individual event distances. The time limit for the race was 40 minutes.-Semifinals:...	Semi- finalist	Floris Venter	None held	32:34.4 3rd, semifinal 2	Did not advance
		T. H. E. Passmore		32:39.4 3rd, semifinal 4
		F. Shore		33:40.0 2nd, semifinal 3

Men's 100 kilometres Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 kilometres The men's 100 kilometres was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the longest of the individual event distances. The time limit for the race was 3 hours and 15 minutes. A challenge cup was presented by the Prince of Wales to the...	—	T. H. E. Passmore	None held	Did not finish —, semifinal 2	Did not advance

Men's sprint Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's sprint The men's 1000 metre sprint was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the second shortest of the individual event distances...	Semi- finalist	Floris Venter	1:33.2 1st, heat 2	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 1	Did not advance
	Heats	Philipus Frylink	Unknown 2nd, heat 8	Did not advance
	—	F. Shore	Time limit exceeded —, heat 16	Did not advance

Men's tandem Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's tandem The men's 2000 metre tandem was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The time limit for the race was 4 minutes.-First round:...	Heats	Philipus Frylink Floris Venter	Unknown 2nd, heat 5	Did not finish

Fencing

Event	Place	Fencer	First round	Second round	Semi- final	Final

Men's épée Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's épée The men's épée was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The medals were swept by the French fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team épée event.-First round:...	First round	Walter Gates Walter Gates (fencer) Walter Gates was a South African Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...	3-5 (6th in B)	Did not advance

Men's sabre Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's sabre The men's sabre was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The top two places were won by Hungarian fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team sabre event.-First round:...	First round	Walter Gates	0-5 (6th in H)	Did not advance

Tennis

Event	Place	Name	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals	Final

Men's singles Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's singles The men's singles was one of six lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.-Standings:-Finals:There was no match for third place. A bronze medal was awarded to Wilberforce Eaves, who had lost to Ritchie in the semifinals.-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:...	4th	John Richardson	Bye	Bye	Defeated Foulkes	Defeated Brown	Lost to Froitzheim Otto Froitzheim Otto Froitzheim was a German tennis player. At the 1908 Summer Olympics he won a silver medal in the men's singles tournament....	Did not advance
	16th	Vincent Gauntlett	Bye	Lost to Ritchie Josiah Ritchie Major Josiah George Ritchie was a male tennis player from Great Britain.He was born in Westminster and died in Ashford, Middlesex....	Did not advance
	16th	Harold Kitson Harold Kitson Harry Austin Kitson Harry Austin Kitson Harry Austin Kitson (Born 17 June 1874 Berkshire, England; Died 30 November 1951 (Umkomaas, South Africa); was a male tennis player from South Africa...	Bye	Lost to Caridia George Caridia George Aristedes Caridia was a male tennis player from Great Britain and a two-time Olympic silver medalist. At the 1908 London Olympics he won those medals in the men's singles and doubles event...	Did not advance

Men's doubles Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's doubles -Top half:-Bottom half:...	4th	Vincent Gauntlett Harold Kitson	None held	Bye	Defeated Hykš/Robetín	Defeated Froitzheim Otto Froitzheim Otto Froitzheim was a German tennis player. At the 1908 Summer Olympics he won a silver medal in the men's singles tournament.... /Schomburgk Heinrich Schomburgk Heinrich Georg Schomburgk was a male tennis player and footballer from Germany.At the Stockholm Olympics in 1912 he won a gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Dorothea Köring....	Lost to Cazalet Clement Cazalet Clement Haughton Langston Cazalet was a British tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in St. James's.... /Dixon Charles Dixon (tennis) Charles Percy Dixon was a male tennis player from Great Britain. He was a four-time Olympic medallist and led a successful British team to victory in the Davis Cup.-Biography:...	Did not advance

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Bohemia Bohemia at the 1908 Summer Olympics Bohemia competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England as an independent team, though it was part of Austria-Hungary at the time.-Athletics:-Fencing:...	1	0	1.000
Canada Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Gold:* Robert Kerr — Athletics, Men's 200 m* Frank Dixon, George Campbell, Angus Dillon, Richard Louis Duckett, George Rennie, Clarence McKerrow, Alexander Turnbull, Henry Hoobin, Ernest Hamilton, John Broderick, Tommy Gorman, Patrick Brennan — Lacrosse, Men's Team Competition* Walter...	2	0	1.000
Germany Germany at the 1908 Summer Olympics Germany competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.-Athletics:Germany's best athletics result was a silver medal in the medley relay.-Cycling:Germany's best cycling result was the silver medal won in the team pursuit event....	1	1	.500
Great Britain	0	3	.000

Total	4	4	.500

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