South Africa at the 1924 Summer Olympics

South Africa at the
1924 Summer Olympics
South Africa at the; 1924 Summer Olympics
IOC code	RSA; (ZAF used at these Games)
NOC	South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
in Paris
Competitors	30 in 7 sports
Medals; Ranked 18th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964–1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

South Africa was represented at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee.

In total, 30 athletes – all men – represented South Africa in seven different sports including art, athletics, boxing, cycling, sailing, shooting and tennis.

South Africa won a total of three medals at the games after William Smith claimed gold in the boxing bantamweight category, Sydney Atkinson won silver in the men's 110 m hurdles and Cecil McMaster claimed bronze in the men's 10 km race walk.

Competitors

In total, 30 athletes represented South Africa at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France across seven different sports.^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Art	1	0	1
Athletics	11	0	11
Boxing	5	—	5
Cycling	1	0	1
Sailing	1	0	1
Shooting	7	0	7
Tennis	4	0	4
Total	30	0	30

Medalists

South Africa won a total of three medals at the games after William Smith claimed gold in the boxing bantamweight category, Sydney Atkinson won silver in the men's 110 m hurdles and Cecil McMaster claimed bronze in the men's 10 km race walk.^[1]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	William Smith	Boxing	Bantamweight	20 July
Silver	Sydney Atkinson	Athletics	Men's 110 m hurdles	9 July
Bronze	Cecil McMaster	Athletics	Men's 10 km walk	13 July

Art

In total, one South African athlete participated in the art competitions – Fanie Eloff in the sculpture category.^[1]

Athletics

In total, 11 South African athletes participated in the athletics events – Sydney Atkinson in the men's 110 m hurdles, Toby Betts in the men's 100 m, the men's 400 m and the men's 4 × 100 m relay, Clifford Davis in the men's 800 m and the men's 1,500 m, George Dunston in the men's 100 m, the men's 200 m and men's 4 × 100 m relay, Howard Kinsman in the men's 200 m and the men's 4 × 100 m relay, Cecil McMaster in the men's 10 km race walk, Clarence Oldfield in the men's 400 m and the men's 800 m, Harry Phillips in the men's marathon, Len Richardson in the men's 3,000 m steeplechase and the men's individual cross country, Lawrence Roberts in the men's high jump, Christiaan Steyn in the men's 4 × 100 m relay and Ernest Sutherland in the decathlon.^[1]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Sydney Atkinson	110 m hurdles	N/A		15.2	1 Q	15.2	2 Q	15.0
Toby Betts	100 m	Unknown	5	did not advance
Toby Betts	400 m	49.8	1 Q	49.0	1 Q	48.4	5	did not advance
Clifford Davis	800 m	N/A		Unknown	4	did not advance
Clifford Davis	1,500 m	N/A				Unknown	5	did not advance
George Dunston	100 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	4	did not advance
George Dunston	200 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	3	did not advance
Howard Kinsman	200 m	21.8	1 Q	Unknown	2 Q	22.3	5	did not advance
Cecil McMaster	10 km walk	N/A				Unknown	2 Q	49:08.0
Clarence Oldfield	400 m	49.6	1 Q	49.0	1 Q	49.0	5	did not advance
Clarence Oldfield	800 m	N/A		1:58.0	1 Q	Unknown	6	did not advance
Harry Phillips	Marathon	N/A						3:07:13.0	19
Len Richardson	3,000 m steeplechase	N/A				Unknown	6	did not advance
Len Richardson	Cross country	N/A						37:46.0	9
Lawrence Roberts	High jump	N/A				1.83	1 Q	1.83	8
Ernest Sutherland	Decathlon	N/A						6794.1425	5
Toby Betts George Dunston Howard Kinsman Christiaan Steyn	4 × 100 m relay	N/A		42.8	1 Q	43.6	4	did not advance

Boxing

In total, four South African athletes participated in the boxing events – Dick Beland in the lightweight category, Ernest Eustice in the featherweight category, Roy Ingram in the welterweight category and William H. Smith in the bantamweight category.^[1]

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
Boxer	Weight class	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Dick Beland	Lightweight	Nilsen (NOR) W	Valdero (ESP) W	Tholey (FRA) L	did not advance		5
Ernest Eustice	Featherweight	Depont (FRA) L	did not advance				17
Roy Ingram	Welterweight	Rémy (BEL) W	Dam (NED) W	Delarge (BEL) L	did not advance		5
William H. Smith	Bantamweight	Bye	Wolff (SWE) W	Lemouton (FRA) W	Ces (FRA) W	Tripoli (USA) W

Cycling

In total, one South African athlete participated in the cycling events – Henry Kaltenbrunn in the men's individual time trial and the men's 50 km.^[1]

Road cycling

Cyclist	Event	Final
Cyclist	Event	Result	Rank
Henry Kaltenbrunn	Time trial	6:41:34.4	11

Track cycling

Cyclist	Event	First round		First repechage		Quarterfinals		Second repechage		Semifinals		Final
Cyclist	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Henry Kaltenbrunn	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8–36

Sailing

In total, one South African athlete participated in the sailing events – Rupert Ellis-Brown in the Olympic monotype.^[1]

Sailor	Event	Qualifying				Final
Sailor	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Total	Race 1	Race 2	Total	Rank
Rupert Ellis-Brown	Olympic monotype	3	5	N/A		did not advance

Shooting

In total, seven South African athletes participated in the shooting events – Eric Halley and David Smith in the men's 600 m free rifle and the men's team free rifle, John Stiray and James Trembath in the men's 600 m free rifle and George Church, Leslie Laing and Melville Wallace in the men's team free rifle.^[1]

Shooter	Event	Final
Shooter	Event	Score	Rank
Eric Halley	600 m free rifle	84	14
David Smith	600 m free rifle	67	59
John Stiray	600 m free rifle	74	48
James Trembath	600 m free rifle	73	51
George Church Eric Halley Leslie Laing David Smith Melville Wallace	Team free rifle	590	9

Tennis

In total, four South African athletes participated in the tennis events – John Condon, Louis Raymond, Ivie Richardson and Patrick Spence in the men's singles and the men's doubles.^[1]

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
John Condon	Singles	Cousin (FRA) L 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 4–6	did not advance
Louis Raymond	Singles	Willard (AUS) L 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 4–6	did not advance
Ivie Richardson	Singles	Bye	Sindreu (ESP) W 6–4, 6–4, 6–3	Cochet (FRA) L 3–6, 4–6, 4–6	did not advance
Patrick Spence	Singles	Bye	Syz (SUI) W 6–3, 6–2, 7–5	Woosnam (GBR) W 4–6, 10–8, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Lacoste (FRA) L 2–6, 0–6, 1–6	did not advance
John Condon Ivie Richardson	Doubles	—	Bye	Torralva / Torralva (CHI) W 6–2, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2	Flaquer / Saprisa (ESP) W 6–2, 6–3, 6–1	Williams / Washburn (USA) W 4–6, 11–9, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4	Brugnon / Cochet (FRA) L 7–5, 3–6, 5–7, 2–6	Bronze medal final Lacoste / Borotra (FRA) L 3–6, 8–10, 3–6	4

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "South Africa at the 1924 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2025.

External links

[south_africa-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "South Africa at the 1924 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2025.

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