South Africa at the 1904 Summer Olympics

South Africa at the 1904 Summer Olympics
IOC code	RSA (ZAF used at these Games)
NOC	SANOC not yet formed
in St. Louis
Competitors	8 in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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1904 Olympic Marathon participants, Len Taunyane (left) and Jan Mashiani of the Tswana ethnicity

The future Union of South Africa, 4 British colonies (Cape Colony, Colony of Natal, Orange River Colony, and Transvaal Colony) with a Boer delegation from the “Anglo-Boer War Historical Libretto”, competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, United States. It was first time to compete at the Summer Olympics, including 2 Tswanas, the first ever Black Africans to compete.

Results by event

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Event	Place	Athlete	Final
Men's marathon	9th	Len Tau	Unknown
	12th	Jan Mashiani	Unknown
	—	Bertie Harris	Did not finish

Tug of war

Main article: Tug of war at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Roster

Pieter Hillense Pieter Lombard Johannes Schutte

Paulus Visser Christopher Walker

Event	Place	Player	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Silver medal semifinal	Silver medal match
Men's tug of war	5th	Boers	Lost to Milwaukee Athletic Club	did not advance

References

• Official Olympic Reports