South Africa at the Olympics
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| IOC code | RSA |
| NOC | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
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South Africa was first at the Olympic Games in 1904, and sent athletes toevery Summer Olympic Games until 1960. After the passage of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1761 in 1962 in response to South Africa's policy of apartheid, the nation was barred from the Games.
After the negotiations to end apartheid in 1990, the nation re-joined the Olympic movement. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee was formed in 1991, and South Africa returned to the Games at the 1992 Summer Olympics (and the 1992 Summer Paralympics). South Africa was also in the Winter Olympic Games in 1960, and since 1994.
Medalists
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[change | change source]Other websites
[change | change source]- South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee Archived 2008-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
- South Africa profile at London2012.com Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
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