South Africa and the Olympic Games
… remained true to their white friend, Piet Cronje, wrote a chapter in Olympic history when they ran in the marathon in … The all-men South African team consisted of 21 members (7 athletes, a cyclist, a swimmer, a fencer, four tennis … gold and a silver medal. (Figure. 3) Three days later, on 7 July 1912, Okey Lewis, won the cycling road race. This …