South Africa Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games

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Host City: Helsinki, Finland
Date Started: July 20, 1952
Date Finished: July 27, 1952

Events for South Africa: 13
Participants for South Africa: 13 (10 men and 3 women)
Youngest Participant for South Africa: Bill Chivell (19 years, 279 days)
Oldest Participant for South Africa: Wally Hayward (44 years, 18 days)
Most Medals for South Africa (Athlete): Daphne Robb-Hasenjäger and Esther Brand (1 medal)

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Men's 200 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Schalk Booysen 24 Men's 200 metres 4 h3r2/4 Men's 400 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Louis van Biljon 24 Men's 400 metres 4 h3r2/4 Schalk Booysen 24 Men's 400 metres 4 h12r1/4 John Anderton 22 Men's 400 metres 5 h2r1/4 Men's 1,500 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Athol Jennings 21 Men's 1,500 metres 6 h3r1/3 Men's 10,000 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Bill Keith 26 Men's 10,000 metres 28 Men's Marathon Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Wally Hayward 44 Men's Marathon 10 Syd Luyt 26 Men's Marathon 11 Bill Keith 26 Men's Marathon 19 Men's 400 metres Hurdles Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Ron Wilkie 25 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 5 h3r2/4 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Louis van Biljon 24 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 4 h3r1/2 Ron Wilkie 25 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 4 h3r1/2 John Anderton 22 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 4 h3r1/2 Bill Chivell 19 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 4 h3r1/2 Men's Long Jump Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Neville Price 23 Men's Long Jump 11 Women's 100 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Daphne Robb-Hasenjäger 23 Women's 100 metres 2 Silver Edna Maskell 24 Women's 100 metres 5 h4r2/4 Women's 200 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Daphne Robb-Hasenjäger 23 Women's 200 metres 6 Women's 80 metres Hurdles Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Edna Maskell 24 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 5 h1r2/3 Women's High Jump Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Esther Brand 29 Women's High Jump 1 Gold Women's Discus Throw Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Esther Brand 29 Women's Discus Throw 20 QR

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