Springbok
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Springbok can have the following meanings:
- Springbok (antelope), a small antelope inhabiting southern and western Africa.
- South Africa national rugby union teamSouth Africa national rugby union teamThe South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
, known as the Springboks. - Springbok coloursSpringbok coloursSpringbok colours were historically awarded to South African teams and individuals representing the country in international competition. With the arrival of South Africa's new democratic regime in 1994, the name 'Springbok' was abandoned by the various control boards since they felt that the term...
, formerly awarded to South African sportsmen and women representing the country in international competition - Springbok, Northern CapeSpringbok, Northern CapeSpringbok is the largest town in the Namaqualand area in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. it had a population of 10,294. Springbok is located on the N7 national road which connects the Cape with Namibia, and at the western end of the N14, which connects it with Upington and Pretoria...
, a town in South Africa. - Springbok, the callsign of South African AirwaysSouth African AirwaysSouth African Airways is the national flag carrier and largest airline of South Africa, with headquarters in Airways Park on the grounds of OR Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. The airline flies to 36 destinations worldwide from its hub at OR Tambo International...
- The South Africa national cricket team used to be known as the Springboks, but are now referred to as the Proteas
- Springbok (horse)Springbok (horse)Springbok was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the seventh Belmont Stakes in 1873. Foaled in 1870, he was sired by the imported stallion Australian, his dam was a daughter of Lexington. During his racing career he started 25 races, winning 17 of them...
for the American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1873 Belmont Stakes