South Africa at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
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South Africa was one of twenty-eight nations that sent athletes to compete at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
in Tel Aviv
, Israel
from November 4 to 13, 1968. The team finished tenth in the medal table
and won a total of twenty-six medals; nine gold, ten silver and seven bronze. Eight South African athletes competed at the Games; five men and three women.
At the time, South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games
because of the policy of apartheid but was invited to the Paralympics.
for Rhodesia
won two gold medals; one in the women's albion round and one in the women's FITA round open event. Mayer and Harriman also competed in athletics and dartchery.
won two gold medals and two silver medals in men's throwing events and Hattingh did the same in women's events. Germishuizen won a bronze in shot put and a silver in discus. Nel took bronze in the men's club throw B. Le Roux won two silver medals and J. Meyer a gold and two bronze medals.
in the first round, but lost in the second round to the Great Britain
pair.
won the gold medal in the men's singles and teamed up with Germishuizen to win another silver in the men's pairs.
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1968 Summer Paralympics
The 1968 Summer Paralympics were the third Paralympic Games to be held. Organised under the guidance of the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation , they were known as the 17th International Stoke Mandeville Games at the time...
in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
from November 4 to 13, 1968. The team finished tenth in the medal table
1968 Summer Paralympics medal table
The 1968 Summer Paralympics was an international multi-sport event held in Tel Aviv, Israel, from November 4 to 13, 1968, in which athletes with physical disabilities competed against one another...
and won a total of twenty-six medals; nine gold, ten silver and seven bronze. Eight South African athletes competed at the Games; five men and three women.
At the time, South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
because of the policy of apartheid but was invited to the Paralympics.
Archery
Three archers from South Africa appeared at the Games. Le Roux finished ninth out of ten athletes women's Columbia round open and J. Meyer finished fifteenth in the men's FITA round open event. Maragaret Harriman, who had previously competed in the Paralympic GamesParalympic Games
The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and Cerebral Palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held immediately following their...
for Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Rhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...
won two gold medals; one in the women's albion round and one in the women's FITA round open event. Mayer and Harriman also competed in athletics and dartchery.
Athletics
Eight South Africans took part in athletics events and won sixteen medals. Daniel ErasmusDaniel Erasmus
Daniel Erasmus is a South African athlete who won twelve medals at the Paralympic Games.At the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, Erasmus competed in athletics and medalled in all four of his events, taking gold in the discus and shot put and silver in the club throw and javelin...
won two gold medals and two silver medals in men's throwing events and Hattingh did the same in women's events. Germishuizen won a bronze in shot put and a silver in discus. Nel took bronze in the men's club throw B. Le Roux won two silver medals and J. Meyer a gold and two bronze medals.
Dartchery
The only dartchery event at the Games was the mixed pairs event which took a knockout format. Meyer and Harriman entered for South Africa and defeated a team from New ZealandNew Zealand at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
New Zealand competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel. The team finished eighteenth in the medal table and won a total of 4 medals; 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze....
in the first round, but lost in the second round to the Great Britain
Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
Great Britain was one of twenty-eight nations to send athletes to the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968. The team finished second in the medal table and won sixty-nine medals: twenty-nine gold, twenty silver and twenty bronze. Athletes from the whole United...
pair.
Lawn bowls
Daniel ErasmusDaniel Erasmus
Daniel Erasmus is a South African athlete who won twelve medals at the Paralympic Games.At the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, Erasmus competed in athletics and medalled in all four of his events, taking gold in the discus and shot put and silver in the club throw and javelin...
won the gold medal in the men's singles and teamed up with Germishuizen to win another silver in the men's pairs.
Swimming
In men's class 2 incomplete events Nel won three medals; gold in backstroke, silver in freestyle and bronze in breaststroke. Lewis won silver in freestyle and bronze in breaststroke for men's class 4 complete classification.Table tennis
Hattingh and Le Roux competed in women's singles events; Hattingh won a bronze medal in the A2 classification. Nel took part in the men's A2 and beat American's Sheridan and Duval in the first two rounds before losing to Sharav of IsraelIsrael at the 1968 Summer Olympics
-Athletics:50 km walkShaul Ladany - 24th place.400 meter womenHana Shezifi - 7th in 3rd elimination heat. Time: 56.3800 meter womenHana Shezifi - 6th in 2nd elimination head...
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