South Africa 
South Africa
Reggie Walker was just 19 years old when he set a new Olympic record for the 100 m (10.8 sec) 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.
|
M/F |
Name |
Year |
Gold |
SPORT |
born |
died |
|
M |
Reggie Walker |
1908 |
1 |
TRACK & FIELD |
16.3.1889 |
1914 |
|
M |
Harry Kitson |
1912 |
1 |
TENNIS |
17.6.1874 |
|
|
M |
Charles Winslow |
1912 |
2 |
TENNIS |
1.8.1888 |
15.9.1963 |
|
M |
Okey Lewis |
1912 |
1 |
CYCLING |
19.7.1888 |
29.10.1933 |
|
M |
Kenneth McArthur |
1912 |
1 |
TRACK & FIELD |
10.2.1880 |
13.6.1960 |
|
M |
Bevil Rudd |
1920 |
1 |
TRACK & FIELD |
5.10.1894 |
2.2.1948 |
|
M |
Louis Raymond |
1920 |
1 |
TENNIS |
1895 |
1962 |
|
M |
Clarence Walker |
1920 |
1 |
BOXING |
13.12.1898 |
30.4.1957 |
|
M |
William Smith |
1924 |
1 |
BOXING |
5.8.1905 |
|
|
M |
Sydney Atkinson |
1928 |
1 |
TRACK & FIELD |
14.3.1901 |
31.8.1977 |
|
M |
David Carstens |
1932 |
1 |
BOXING |
||
|
M |
Lawrence Stevens |
1932 |
1 |
BOXING |
25.2.1913 |
I would be grateful for any corrections and additional biographical information, pictures, stories, anecdotes etc.
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